EVENTS-

EVENT LOGISTICS MANGEMENT

Mohan Kumar. D
Department of Hospitality and Event
Management
mohankumard@pes.edu
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• Strong logistics management is absolutely essential in delivering the

business results expected from the event. Logistic is part of the
process of event planning and it involve the detail organizing of
goods, equipment's and people and deliver the output to the
customer which meet the customer perception and satisfaction. It
can simply say the involvement of communication, flow and supply
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• Logistic management is all about the integrated planning and control of

moving goods, merchandise equipment and people to be on the event-site
on time and in concert in the most efficient and cost effective manner
whilst monitoring of internal and external network
• For a small or local event you could probably handle the logistics
management on your own. But for a large events, especially national and
international level events you will require the services of a logistician or
logistics manager
Generally large events have a logistics team with various individuals
monitoring various components of the event logistics
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So while you are dealing with your clients and sponsors, the Logistics
Management team are dealing with road closures, car parking, power,
toilets and technical components.
A national or international exhibition event may require:
Liaising with various municipal or city councils, departments and
organizations
• Preparation of documentation required for traffic control, parking,
security, and post event sanitation
• and clean-up
• Multi-modal transportation by road, rail and air
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• Organising which contractors are required in what order to prevent

traffic jams and over-crowding at the event site
• Storage and control of on-site materials and equipment
• Preparation of documentation required for import of music
performers equipment or exhibitors show stands
• Your Logistics manager takes care of technical direction, production
management, risk assessments and risk management, lighting design
and operation, stage management, sound design and operation, stage
rigging, and all facets of venue maintenance
THANK YOU

Mohan Kumar. D
Department of Hospitality and Event
Management
mohankumard@pes.edu