The elements of logistics include

The seven elements of logistics include transportation, warehousing, packaging, handling, distribution processing, distribution and related logistics information. These seven elements complement each other, are indispensable, interrelated and work together.

1, transportation function elements: transportation has a high technical content, which is of great significance to reducing logistics costs and improving logistics efficiency compared with the selection of transportation modes and means and the optimization of transportation routes.

2. Functional elements of warehousing: including warehousing, inventory storage, custody and other activities. There are three main functions of warehousing: one is to ensure the value and use value of goods, the other is to preserve the necessary processing activities before distribution, and the third is to provide inventory guarantee for production and sales.

3. Functional elements of loading and unloading: reasonable selection of loading and unloading methods and equipment, and how to minimize loading and unloading times, thus saving logistics costs, reducing cargo damage and cargo difference, and improving economic benefits.

4. Functional elements of packaging reinforcement: palletizing is the most common form of logistics transportation packaging, which is convenient for loading and unloading, can greatly improve efficiency and reduce cargo damage and cargo difference. Therefore, in the logistics link, many goods appear in the form of pallets.

5. Functional elements of distribution processing: distribution processing is an important feature of logistics, an important value-added service of logistics and an important trend of modern logistics development. The main purpose of distribution processing is to make up for the shortage of processing degree in the production process of factories and other production departments, so as to better meet the specific needs of customers or users.

6. Functional elements of distribution and distribution: the close combination of distribution and business flow, and the close combination of business flow and logistics is an important guarantee for the success of distribution. Distribution contains almost all the functional elements of logistics, such as sorting and distribution, loading and unloading, packaging and processing, information processing and so on.

7. Functional elements of logistics information service: The functions of information service mainly include: minimizing inventory, speeding up delivery, improving loading and unloading efficiency, improving transportation efficiency, reducing order processing errors and preventing wrong delivery.

Extended data:

Warehousing refers to the storage, storage and related storage activities of materials through warehouses. It comes into being with the production of material storage and develops with the development of productivity. Warehousing is one of the important links of commodity circulation and an important pillar of logistics activities.

References:

Storage-Baidu Encyclopedia