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LOGISTICS SYSTEMS Logistics Systems • Alogistics system is made up of a set of facilities linked by transportation services. • Facilities are sites where materials are processed, e.g. manufactured, stored, sorted, sold or consumed. • They include manufacturing and assembly centres, warehouses, distribution centres (DCs), transshipment points, transportation terminals, retail outlets, mail sorting centres, garbage incinerators, Logistics Systems – cont’d • Transportation services move materials between facilities using vehicles and equipment such as trucks, tractors, trailers, crew, pallets, containers, cars and trains. How Logistics Systems Work • Logistics systems are made up of three main activities: 1. Order processing 2. Inventory management 3. Freight transportation Order processing Order processing is strictly related to information flows in the logistics system and includes a number of operations: • Customers request products by filling out an order form. • Orders are transmitted and checked. • Availability of the requested items and customer’s credit status are then verified. • Items are retrieved from the stock (or produced), packed and delivered along ... - tailieumienphi.vn
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