Logistics and Management
                     LOGISTICS AND MANAGEMENT PPT
By TQS Logistics Services Pvt. Ltd.
Content of the PPT and PDF for Logistics 
Management
● What is logistics & logistics management?
● Main fields within logistics
● Activities involved in logistics management
● Types of logistics
● Objectives of logistics
● Logistics has gained importance
● Advantages
● Disadvantages
● Conclusion
Logistics and Management
The flow of products and storage of products in an organization and 
outside of an organization is called logistics. The vital objective of it is 
complete customer satisfaction and a single organization gets involved in 
logistics management, it is an activity of supply chain management. So, 
logistics management involves the operations like implementation, 
planning, and controlling an effective flow of raw materials, storage of 
raw materials, and finished products. There are seven “R”s that are 
related to logistics management and those are as below:
● RIGHT PRODUCT
● RIGHT QUANTITY
● RIGHT CONDITION
● RIGHT PLACE
● RIGHT CUSTOMER
● RIGHT TIME
● RIGHT PRICE
The network of logistics is explained in the below diagram:
VENDORS PLANTS CENTER OF CUSTOMERSDISTRIBUTION
Fig: Network of Logistics
The criteria for vendor selection:
Vendors are selected based on two parameters and those are as below:
● Necessary standards
● Desirable standards
The factors that come under necessary standards are as follows:
● Quality
● Financial considerations
● Capability
● Reliability
The factors that come under desirable standards are as follows:
● Location
● Support
● Training
● Reputation
Distribution channel:
A group of intermediate firms which involve in the production process or in services that are availed by 
customers or business people is known as a distribution channel. The decisions of a channel are the vital 
decisions which are faced by management and these will affect the other decisions of marketing too. The 
functions of the distribution channel are as below:
● Risk-taking
● Financing
● Negotiation
● Data
● Promotion
● Physical distribution
● Contacting
● Matching
Consumer marketing channels and levels:
For the good performance of channels, the struggle has to be managed. Channels work very 
effectively when all the members do their tasks well and struggle or difficulty occurs when this 
process does not happen. The consumer marketing channels and levels are two different types and 
those are direct and indirect. These methods explain about the distribution of products from the 
manufacturer to a retailer and from retailer to customer and other similar relations. These direct and 
indirect methods are explained in the below diagrams:
1. Direct method:
Channel 1: M C
Manufactur
Customer
er
2. Indirect method:
Channel 2:
M R C
Manufactu
Retailer Customer
rer
Channel 3:
M W R C
Manufactu
Wholesaler Retailer Customer
rer
Channel 4:
M W J R C
Manufactu
Wholesaler Jobber Retailer Customer
rer
Fig: Network of Logistics
Logistics functions:
The functions of logistics management are explained in the below diagrams:
Fig: Logistics Functions
1. Costs: It reduces costs of attaining logistics aims.
2. Transportation: The transportation includes various methods for 
transporting goods like trucks i.e. roadways, railways, waterways and 
airways and also through the system of a pipeline. Selecting the mode of 
transportation to depend on the factors like:
● Speed 
● Cost
● Dependability
● Availability
● Capability
3. Inventory: This function works on the order of products or goods 
like when to order, quantity to order and just-in-time factor.
4. Warehousing: Warehousing is about the storage and 
distribution, they differ in terms of following parameters:
● The type of facility availed
● Material value
● An ability to perish
5. Order processing: This function is about shipping the products 
which are ordered and also delivering those.
The explanation of logistics in a simple manner is as follows:
The supply of raw materials, materials management in a firm and 
distribution of it to customers is known as logistics management.
Fig: Logistics Explanation
There is a little confusion with the definition of logistics management because 
there are various terminologies availed to explain logistics management and those 
are as below:
● Logistics management
● Business logistics management
● Integrated logistics management
● Marketing logistics management
● Materials management
● Physical distribution management
● Product flow management
● Procurement and supply
● Industrial logistics management
Integrated logistics management identified that furnishing best service to the 
customers and costs of trimming distribution needs teamwork in the company and 
in the complete marketing channels of an organization.