Logistics<\/strong><\/p>\n Image from MFC Cargo<\/a><\/p>\n Each product is different.\u00a0 Logistics teams must work with various country\u2019s import laws. The manner in which to transport them, who handles the delivery, insurance of the products, the procedures taken when an item is lost, tracking the items, and all the planning that goes along with it are all responsibilities of logistics.\u00a0 All of course being efficient and cost effective for the company.\u00a0 Logistics sets the path in which a finished product ends up in the customer\u2019s hands.\u00a0 There is also the opposite, called inbound logistics focusing on incoming materials and services.<\/p>\n Standardized containers you may have seen in a variety of modes of transportations from truck to train revolutionized supply chain.\u00a0 No longer were items shipped separately in boxes where the product could easily be lost or stolen.\u00a0 The standardized container shipped everything together and fit on trucks, boats, and trains allowing for easy loading and unloading.\u00a0 By this container alone, supply chain was able to reach new heights.<\/p>\n Transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n Image from NOAA<\/a><\/p>\n The logistics team must determine the most efficient mode of transportation for their goods.\u00a0 Time, safety, and quality are of the utmost importance.\u00a0 Many companies rely on logistics companies to send their product to their customers.\u00a0 Again, companies relying on other companies for a job well done.\u00a0 Supply chain coming full circle.\u00a0 From air to ground transportation to the fastest and efficient routes, logistics teams must fulfill their customers\u2019 requirements and successfully get the product to the customers.<\/p>\n Air, train, boat, or truck are all methods used to transport goods from the producer to the customer.\u00a0 Typically, product to travel by air are the ones with high value-to-weight ratios.\u00a0 Depending on customer<\/p>\n Warehousing<\/strong><\/p>\n![](\"http:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3266915-Jan-2015-6-21-43.jpg\")
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