The Growing World of Logistics.ppt

The Growing World of Logistics Te-Cheng Yu Dept. of Logistics Management, National Kaohsiung Marine University Contents Introduction The term logistics Toward a fully integrated logistics Logistics Perspectives Definitions of logistics A new logistics paradigm A General Theory of Logistics Practices The future development of logistics Introduction Management evolution Reengineering the Corporation (Champy Hammer, 1993 ) X-engineering the Corporations (Champy, 2003) Chinese “logistics” Back to the Chu-Han empire After Dept of Logistics Management in NKMU What is logistics? Strategic resources planning An effective vertical integration system which demands fully support to provide all of the usable resources, frames the best strategy and tactics for aiding the front-line team to achieve target, and wins every encountered battle with limited resources The term logistics(1) In Greek French Logistikos is noted the concept of logic and means skilled in calculation. Logistique is probably influenced by the French loger meaning to quarter (lodge) soldiers. Hence, the combination of logic, calculation, and quartering soldiers appears to have yielded the western “logistics”. In 18th Europe Military terminology Encamping and quartering troops Stocking of supply depots The term logistics(2) In 19th America A formal sense in the American lexicon A branch of the art of war pertaining to the movement and supply of armies Until World War II The support of military forces and their equipment Beginning in the 1960s From military logistics to engineering logistics Logistics is largely a modeling and quantitative discipline From military logistics to business logistics Physical distribution of consumer goods in marketing Evolving into a dichotomy of inbound and outbound logistics The term logistics(3) Beginning in the 1970s The term logistics crept into the lexicon of the common culture. Being used with regard to the supply support of activities from church picnics t