When it comes to operating a large business, there is no one area that can't quickly become overwhelming if you don't have decades of experience in that area. Unfortunately, that includes logistics, and in most cases, you'll be best off leaving all of your logistical concerns to the professionals, such as the team here at WSI. If, however, you'd rather handle all of your logistics in-house, then you'll need to understand the basic workflow of all the logistical requirements of a business, big or small. To speak with us about our container transport services in Sydney, give our team a call on 02 8319 2855.
Beating Up Rocks And Putting Lightning Inside Of Them
The first stage of logistics is called 'Procurement Logistics', and it relates to sourcing raw materials and parts that you will use to create your goods or services. If you sell hand-crafted clay jars, then you need to procure clay, moulding tools, and a furnace, at a minimum. If, instead, you sell computer processors, you're going to need to source a wide mixture of silicon, copper, palladium-group metals, other, more obscure materials, and a more machinery than you can shake a stick at. These may be the same process, but the scale of the second is obviously a lot harder to wrap your head around when it comes time to actually undertaking the task.
Trick The Rocks Into Thinking
Once you've got your raw materials, it's time to start assembly your product, which is known as the 'Production Logistics' of your operation. In this phase, the clay-jar maker shapes their clay, leaves their mark, and places it within the furnace where it is cooked before placing it aside to cool. The CPU producer, however, needs to delicately and finely create billions of transistors that are nanometres in width before grafting them together into a CPU. The factory workflow for the latter is going to be much more complicated with a variety of robotic arms, but that shouldn't invalidate the production logistics of the clay-jar maker.
And That's How Computers Are Made
Now that production has finished, it's time to store our goods for distribution. You'll need a logistics centre, and while our clay-jar marker may simply box and store their jars in a spare room of their house, the CPU producer is likely to want a large warehouse to store their goods. Next, the products go to retail, one to a community market or small selection of retail stores, another to major online and brick-and-mortar distributors, and finally, on to the consumer. This entire phase is referred to as the 'Sales Logistics', as it refers entirely to how the sale is handled.
E-Waste Is A Growing Concern, After All
Once the sale has been completed and the customer has enjoyed their product, they may wish to dispose of it. The 'Recovery Logistics' of most operations, if present at all, are generally simple, allowing businesses to recycle their old goods for raw materials, linking back to their procurement logistics. Others may choose to simply recommend that their products be sent to landfill once they are no longer useful, which is also an acceptable response so long as precious materials, such as rare metals, will ultimately be recycled instead of being allowed to simply sit as waste for eternity. Fortunately if you have any logistical requirements for your business, big or small, speak with us about our container transport services in Sydney, call us on 02 8319 2855.
