What are the types of logistics?

Logistics can be classified in different ways according to different standards. Generally speaking, logistics can be classified as follows:

1, divided into social logistics and enterprise logistics according to the categories of logistics:

Social logistics belongs to the macro category, including equipment manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, decoration and packaging, distribution, information services and so on. , public logistics and third-party logistics run through it; Enterprise logistics belongs to micro-logistics, including production logistics, supply logistics, sales logistics, recycling logistics and waste logistics.

2, according to the different fields of action, logistics is divided into production logistics and circulation logistics:

Logistics in the production field runs through the whole process of production. The whole process of production begins with the purchase of raw materials, which requires corresponding supply logistics activities, that is, purchasing materials needed for production; The logistics process that requires raw materials and semi-finished products between production processes is called production logistics; The recycling of some surplus materials and reusable materials is the so-called recycling logistics; Waste disposal requires waste logistics.

Logistics in circulation field mainly refers to sales logistics. In today's buyer's market conditions, sales logistics activities have a strong service, which can meet the needs of buyers and finally achieve sales. Under the premise of this market, sales often stop after delivery to users and after-sales service, so the characteristics of enterprise sales logistics are to realize sales through a series of logistics such as packaging, distribution and distribution.

3. According to the historical process of development, logistics can be divided into traditional logistics, integrated logistics and modern logistics:

Traditional logistics mainly focuses on the management and delivery of warehousing and inventory, and sometimes on warehousing and transportation to make up for the differences in time and space. Integrated logistics not only provides transportation services, but also includes a lot of coordination work, which is the management of the whole supply chain, such as the management of some distributors such as land transportation and warehousing departments, and also includes order processing and procurement. Because supply chain management has invested a lot of energy, greater responsibility and more complicated management, which is different from traditional logistics.

Modern logistics is a process of effective flow and storage planning, realization and control management of raw materials, intermediate process inventory, final products and related information from the starting point to the end point in order to meet the needs of consumers. It emphasizes the process from the starting point to the end point, improves the standards and requirements of logistics, and is the development direction of logistics in various countries. Large international logistics companies believe that modern logistics has two important functions: it can manage the circulation quality of different goods; Develop information and communication systems, establish business contacts through the network, and obtain orders directly from customers.

4. According to different service providers, logistics can be divided into agent logistics and internal logistics of production enterprises.

Agent logistics, also known as ThirdPartyLogistics (3PL), refers to the operation mode that logistics services are completed by a third party other than the supply and demand sides of logistics services. The third party is an external service provider that provides some or all logistics functions for both parties to the logistics transaction.

Intra-enterprise logistics refers to the production enterprises that process raw materials into parts after entering the factory, then assemble the parts into parts, and finally assemble them into finished products before leaving the factory. This kind of internal material flow is called internal logistics.

5. According to the different logistics flows, it can also be divided into inward logistics and outward logistics.

Inward logistics is the product flow caused by enterprises buying goods from suppliers of means of production, that is, the process of enterprises buying goods from the market; Export-oriented logistics is the process that products flow from enterprises to consumers, that is, enterprises transport products to the market and complete exchanges with consumers.