LOGISTIC ENGINEERING

Program studi Teknik Logistik mempelajari perancangan dan

manajemen untuk memastikan aliran barang, informasi, modal dan
uang berada pada tempat dan waktu yang tepat dengan jumlah dan
kualitas yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan. Berbeda dengan Manajemen
Logistik, Prodi Teknik Logistik lebih mengedepankan pemecahan
masalah dengan menggunakan prinsip-prinsip keteknikan yang
termasuk di dalamnya ilmu-ilmu eksak seperti fisika dan matematika
sementara Manajemen Logistik lebih fokus pada sisi manajemennya.
Saat ini Prodi Teknik Logistik telah diselenggaran di beberapa
perguruan tinggi, seperti di : Universitas Pertamina, Universitas
Teelkom, dan Universitas Internasional Semen Indonesia, Politeknik
Sinar Mas Berau (Kalimantan),

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 From Wikipedia

Logistics engineering is a field of engineering dedicated to the

scientific organization of the purchase, transport, storage, distribution,
and warehousing of materials and finished goods. Logistics engineering
is a complex science that considers trade-offs in component/system
design, repair capability, training, spares inventory, demand history,
storage and distribution points, transportation methods, etc., to
ensure the "thing" is where it's needed, when it's needed, and
operating the way it's needed all at an acceptable cost.

Overview
Logistics is generally concerned with cost centre service activities, but
provides value via improved efficiency and customer satisfaction. It can quickly
lose that value if the customer becomes dissatisfied. The end customer can include
another process or work center inside of the manufacturing facility,
a warehouse where items are stocked or the final customer who will use the
product. Another approach which has appeared in recent years is the supply chain
management. The supply chain also looks at an efficient chaining of the supply /
purchase and distribution sides of an organization. While logistics looks at single
echelons with the immediate supply and distribution linked up, supply chain looks
at multiple echelons/stages, right from procurement of the raw materials to the
final distribution of finished goods up to the customer. It is based on the basic
premise that the supply and distribution activities if integrated with the
manufacturing / logistic activities, can result in better profitability for the
organization. The local minimum of total cost of the manufacturing operation is
getting replaced by the global minimum of total cost of the whole chain, resulting
in better profitability for the chain members and hence lower costs for the
products.
Logistics engineering as a discipline is a very important aspect of systems
engineering that also includes reliability engineering. It is the science and process
whereby reliability, maintainability, and availability are designed into products or
systems. It includes the supply and physical distribution considerations above as
well as more fundamental engineering considerations. Logistics engineers work
with complex mathematical models that consider elements such as mean time
between failures (MTBF), mean time to failure (MTTF), mean time to
repair (MTTR), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), statistical
distributions, queueing theory, and a host of other considerations. For example, if
we want to produce a system that is 95% reliable (or improve a system to achieve
95% reliability), a logistics engineer understands that total system reliability can
be no greater than the least reliable subsystem or component. Therefore our
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logistics engineer must consider the reliability of all subcomponents or subsystems
and modify system design accordingly. If a subsystem is only 50% reliable, one can
concentrate on improving the reliability of that subsystem, design in multiple
subsystems in parallel (5 in this case would achieve approximately 97% reliability
of that subsystem), purchase and store spare subsystems for rapid change out,
establish repair capability that would get a failed subsystem back in operation in
the required amount of time, and/or choose any combination of those approaches
to achieve the optimal cost vs. reliability solution. Then the engineer moves onto
the next subsystem

Terminology
There are few differences between the terms business logistics and logistics
engineering. Logistics engineering is more focused on the mathematical or
scientific application of logistics. [1]

Fields and topics

The various fields and topics that logistics engineers are involved with include:
 Customer service: provision of services to customers before, during and after
a purchase
 Purchasing: acquiring goods or services to accomplish its goals
 Sourcing: procurement practices, aimed at finding, evaluating and engaging
suppliers for acquiring goods and services
 Demand forecasting: the art and science of forecasting customer demand to
drive holistic execution of such demand by corporate supply chain and
business management
 Facility location: the optimal placement of facilities to minimize
transportation costs while considering factors like avoiding placing
hazardous materials near housing, and competitors' facilities
 Layout Design
 Inventory control: the activity of checking a shop’s stock
 Material handling: short-distance movement within the confines of a
building or between a building and a transportation vehicle
 Warehousing
 Distribution system design

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  Reliability engineering: sub-discipline of systems engineering that
emphasizes dependability in the lifecycle management of a product
 Reverse logistics: the process of moving goods from their typical final
destination for the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal
 Green logistics: attempts to measure and minimize the ecological impact of
logistics activities
 Intermodal transport
 Supportability analysis

Performance metrics

Different performance metrics (measures of performance) are used to examine the

efficiency of an organization's logistics. The most popular and widely used
performance metric is the landed cost. The landed cost is the total cost of
purchasing, transporting, warehousing and distributing raw materials, semi-
finished and finished goods.
Another performance metric equally important is the end customer fill rate. It is
the percentage of customer demand which is satisfied immediately off-the-shelf
(from on-site inventory). An alternative to fill rate, is system availability.
In recent years, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) has advocated the
use of performance-based logistics (PBL) contracts to manage costs for support
of weapon systems.

Education

Many top universities offer Logistics engineering programs at undergraduate and

graduate levels. These programs generally combine strategy, operations, facility
design, technology and management. The following institutions provide Logistics
engineering programs around the world:
 Florida International University - Master of Science in Logistics
Engineering [2]
 Aston University – BSc Logistics with Supply Chain Management [3]
 Breda University of Applied Sciences – Bachelor of Science in International
Logistics Engineering
 Beijing Jiaotong University – Bachelor of Engineering in Logistic Engineering
 Ohio State University – Master of Business Logistics Engineering [4]
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 University of Hong Kong – Bachelor of Engineering in Logistics Engineering
and Supply Chain Management[5]
 Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Bachelor of Science in Logistics
Engineering and Management
 University of Science and Technology Beijing – Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D
Programs in Logistics Engineering
 Dalian Maritime University – Masters Program in Logistics Engineering &
Management
 Shanghai Maritime University – Bachelors & Doctoral Programs in Logistics
Engineering
 South China University of Technology – Masters and Ph.D. Programs in
Logistics Engineering and Management
 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology – Bachelor of Engineering
in Logistics Management and Engineering
 Korea Aerospace University - Bachelor of Science, Masters & Ph.D programs
in Logistics
 Széchenyi István University – Masters and Ph.D. Programs in Logistics
Engineering and Management
 JAMK University of Applied Sciences – Bachelor of Engineering in Logistics
Engineering[6]
 Taiyuan University of Science and Technology – Bachelor of Engineering in
Logistics Engineering
 University of East Sarajevo – Faculty of Transport and Traffic
Engineering Doboj - Bachelor of Engineering in Transport and Traffic -
240 ECTS - Logistics
 Columbus State Community College – Associates in Logistics Engineering
Technology
 Universitas Internasional Semen Indonesia  - Bachelor of Logistics
Engineering
 Universidad de las Américas Puebla – Offers Logistics Engineering
 Pertamina University – Faculty of Industrial Technology - Logistics
Engineering
 University of Duisburg-Essen – Master of Science in Logistics Engineering
 University of Belgrade-Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering -Logistics
Engineering

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  Telkom University – Faculty of Industrial and Systems Engineering -
Logistics Engineering

See also

 Document automation
 Industrial engineering
 Liquid logistics
 Logistics support analysis
 Operations research
 Supply chain management
 Transportation management system
 Warehouse management system
 Fleet management software
Associations
 Institute of Industrial Engineers
References
1.  G. Don Taylor, Logistics Engineering Handbook, CRC Press 2007
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ Aston BSc Logistics with Supply Chain Management
4. ^ Fisher College of Business MBLE Program
5. ^ Hong Kong Logistics Programs
6. ^ Logistics Engineering – JAMK

Further reading
 G. Don Taylor (2008), Logistics Engineering Handbook, CRC Press
 Benjamin S. Blanchard (2014), Logistics Engineering and Management,
Pearson New International Edition
External links
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  The Council of Logistics Engineering Professionals
 SOLE – The International Society of Logistics
 Definition of Landed Cost by 3CE
Categories: 
 Engineering disciplines
 Logistics