OUTLINE of LOGISTICS

Prof., Dr. Hirohito KUSE
Tokyo Univ. of Marine Science and Technology
(Tokyo Univ. of Mercantile Marine)
Dept. of Logistics and Information Eng

  1. Contents of logistics
    2. 1) Purpose of Logistics
    2) Logistics Systems and Logistics Infrastructure
    3) Historical development of Logistics
    4) Changing logistics environment
  2. Physical distribution and commercial transaction functions
    3. 1) Transportation (Link functions)
    2) Storage, assembly, packaging (Node function)
    3) Cargo handling (Link ?node interfacing)
    4) Information (Relating all logistics functions)
  3. SCM and JIT
    4. 1) SCM (Supply Chain Management)
    2) JIT (Just In Time)
    3) Global logistics
  4. Challenges for logistics of the twenty-first century
    5. 1) Sophistication of logistics
    2) How to achieve sophistication
  5. Contents of logistics management training course
    6. 1) Outline of logistics
    2) Basic technology of Logistics
    3) Logistics improvement techniques
    4) Strategic challenges for logistics
This page last updated on May 03, 2004.