Basic framework of lean logistics

In lean logistics system, electronic information flow ensures the rapidity and accuracy of information flow, and can also effectively reduce redundant information transmission, reduce operation links and eliminate operation delay, making logistics service punctual, accurate and fast, with high quality characteristics.

The goal of logistics system is to make the goods in circulation flow smoothly and rhythmically. The most important thing to ensure the smooth flow of goods is punctuality. The concept of punctuality includes all aspects of the flow of goods, including delivery, transportation, transit, sorting, distribution and so on. The concept of punctuality in logistics service is as important as speed, and it is also a necessary condition to ensure the completion of all links in the flow of goods at the lowest cost, and it is also one of the important aspects to meet customer requirements. Punctuality is also a necessary condition to ensure that the overall optimization scheme of logistics system can be realized. The rapidity of lean logistics system includes two aspects: the first is the speed at which the logistics system reflects customers' needs, and the second is the speed of goods in circulation.

The response speed of logistics system to customers' personalized needs depends on the functions and processes of the system. When a customer puts forward a demand, the system should be able to quickly identify and classify the customer's demand and make a logistics plan suitable for the customer's requirements. The statistics and accumulation of customer historical information will help to make a rapid logistics service plan.

The rapidity of goods in logistics chain includes the least number of nodes where goods stay, the shortest circulation route, the most reasonable storage time and the rapidity of overall logistics. Speed is an important factor affecting the cost and value of products and services, especially in today's increasingly fierce market competition, speed is also a powerful means of competition. Fast logistics system is an important guarantee for the value-added of commodities in circulation. Lean system is a system composed of resources, information flow and decision rules, which enables enterprises to achieve "lean" benefits. Lean logistics system is a system composed of basic resources for providing logistics services, electronic information and decision rules for realizing the "lean" benefits of logistics system.

Having basic resources that can provide logistics services is the basic prerequisite for establishing a lean logistics system. On this basis, it is necessary to optimize the allocation of these resources, including facilities, equipment, information and benefits. Only in this way can we fully mobilize our advantages and strengths, make rational use of these resources, eliminate waste, and provide quality services that meet customer requirements in the most economical and reasonable way. High-quality logistics service depends on the electronization of information. Logistics service is a complex system engineering, involving a lot of complicated information. Electronic information is easy to transmit, which makes the information flow quickly and accurately, and ensures the punctual and efficient logistics service; Electronic information is easy to store and count, which can effectively reduce redundant information transmission, reduce operation links and reduce manpower waste. In addition, the traditional logistics operation mode has not adapted to the globalization and knowledge-based logistics market competition, so it is necessary to realize information electronization, constantly improve traditional business projects, find the combination point between traditional logistics industry and new economy, and provide value-added logistics services.

The decision-making rules to make the system realize the "lean" benefit include making leaders and all employees understand and accept the lean idea, that is, eliminating waste and continuous improvement, thinking and analyzing problems in this way of thinking, and making and implementing decisions that can make the system realize the "lean" benefit.