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    Logistics involves planning and coordinating the efficient movement and storage of resources through the supply chain. It has three main components: movement of goods, storage of goods, and distribution of goods. Logistics is crucial for all sectors of the economy and plays an important role in global trade by facilitating transportation via multiple modes including ocean, air, rail, and multimodal transport. The major stakeholders in logistics include freight forwarders, who arrange transportation using different modes to move cargo globally.

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    Logistics involves planning and coordinating the efficient movement and storage of resources through the supply chain. It has three main components: movement of goods, storage of goods, and distribution of goods. Logistics is crucial for all sectors of the economy and plays an important role in global trade by facilitating transportation via multiple modes including ocean, air, rail, and multimodal transport. The major stakeholders in logistics include freight forwarders, who arrange transportation using different modes to move cargo globally.

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    What is

    Logistics?
    What is Logistics?

    ”
    What is Logistics?

    Transportation Planning & Coordinating of Resources

    Inventory Management Warehousing & Storage of Goods


    Logistics is primarily divided into 3 parts

    • Movement of goods
    • Storage of goods
    • Distribution of goods
    Logistics & Supply
    Chain
    Management
    Logistics & Supply Chain Management

    ▪ Supply chain involves multiple facets


    such as operations and procurement
    that keep a company running
    smoothly.

    ▪ Logistics is one of the major


    components of the Supply Chain
    Management
    7 “Rights” of Logistics
    Logistics
    &
    It’s Significance
    Logistics & its significance
    Important for all sectors of the economy

    Agriculture Ecommerce

    Retail Manufacturing
    Relevance of Logistics in our daily life

    Increased dependency on ecommerce Easier access to global market

    Market competition

    Rising customer expectations Improved technology


    Major stakeholders

    The Freight Forwarder uses different modes of transportation to facilitate


    the movement of goods/cargo /freight
    Verticals of
    Logistics
    Verticals of Logistics

    Freight Forwarding Custom Brokerage Warehousing

    E-commerce Distribution Packaging


    Verticals of Logistics

    Project Logistics Contract Logistics Fairs & Exhibitions


    Modes
    of
    Transport
    Modes of transportation - Ocean

    Overview and benefits

    ▪ International maritime trade backbone


    of global trade.
    ▪ Accounts more than four fifths of
    world merchandise trade by volume.
    ▪ Provides extensive coverage around
    the world.
    ▪ Used for movement of bulk
    commodities: Agri products, iron ore,
    coal, crude oil, petroleum.
    Modes of transportation – Air

    Overview and benefits


    ● Critical mode of transport for serving
    markets and supply chains that
    demand speed
    ● Industries such as the automotive and
    retail also utilize air freight to achieve
    ‘just-in-time’ (JIT) inventory system
    ● Perishable goods - foods, flowers, and
    some pharmaceuticals need the
    advantage of shorter transit time
    ● Less handling of cargo overall
    Modes of transportation – Rail

    Overview and benefits

    • Provides connectivity to remote


    areas.
    • Opens backward regions to trade
    and investment.
    • Plays an important role in inter-
    modal transport development-
    establishing links with airports,
    railway stations and ports.
    Modes of transportation - Multimodal

    Combination of different modes of transportation such as rail, road, and sea.


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