How to improve the efficiency of logistics and distribution?

Question 1: How to improve the efficiency of logistics management With the enhancement of the awareness of logistics management and the development of modern logistics industry, enterprises are increasingly concerned about logistics costs. Enterprises in the practice of logistics management, but also to reduce logistics costs as the primary task. Modern logistics is known as the third source of profit after labor and natural resources, and the key to ensure the realization of this source of profit is to reduce logistics costs. Specifically to the manufacturing industry in China, how to reduce the huge logistics costs, eliminate logistics iceberg, dig the third source of profit, but also for China's enterprises has a vital significance.

First, the current situation of China's enterprise logistics cost management perspective

With the continuous development of modern enterprise management, logistics management to improve business performance, reduce the total cost of the effect has been widely recognized, therefore, reasonable and effective to take a variety of methods, dynamic, comprehensive monitoring and management of logistics costs for enterprise management is essential. However, looking at the current situation of logistics cost management in China's enterprises, it is not difficult for us to come to the conclusion that the awareness is weak, the level is low. Specifically manifested as follows: First, the lack of talent, low management level. China's logistics management personnel level is relatively too low, the total number of logistics personnel is relatively insufficient, the structure is unreasonable, innovation ability is not strong. Most of the logistics enterprises in the managers of low quality, with secondary school education only accounted for the logistics industry, the total number of workers 7.5%, much lower than other industries; internal management of sloppy, advanced logistics management technology and management methods have not been applied, many managers have not yet been a complete change in the concept of not being able to adapt to the market demand in a timely manner, which is caused by China's most of the logistics enterprises of a smaller scale of the main reason. This is the main reason for the small scale of most logistics enterprises in China. Secondly, logistics costs are not recorded separately, which makes it difficult to grasp accurately. In terms of cost management, enterprises have been focusing on the control of production costs, the development of a number of management and methodology, and played a very good effect. However, for the logistics process costs less research, the lack of effective logistics cost management methods, logistics in the enterprise financial accounting system does not have a separate project, generally take the cost of the enterprise are listed in the cost column, therefore, it is more difficult to make a clear, comprehensive calculation and analysis of the various logistics costs incurred by the enterprise. Especially for the whole process of logistics is the lack of effective and comprehensive control, resulting in this low and high, the overall effectiveness of the logistics system is poor. Third, the lack of a separate logistics cost accounting system. Due to the lack of a separate logistics cost accounting system, reflecting the logistics cost of information can not objectively reflect the logistics process of the various costs, resulting in logistics cost distortion, it is difficult to carry out logistics cost assessment, analysis and control. This is manifested on the one hand in the price accounting inaccuracies, on the other hand, reflected in the cost of the content of the unreasonable, such as transportation costs outside the enterprise to pre-determine the freight rate included in the price of materials to cover the same material due to the transportation location, orientation, links and other different cost differences. Internal logistics costs are more complex, logistics costs are included in the production enterprise management fees and other items. The links of the enterprise logistics system is isolated decomposition, some activities can not be measured, can not be controlled, no quota standards, no complete records, so that the logistics cost accounting is not accurate and real raw data, affecting the logistics management of enterprises. Because of this, how to establish a set of complete, reasonable logistics costs and cost management system is particularly important, especially in China's high logistics costs, logistics management level is relatively low, how to use scientific and reasonable theories and methods of management of logistics costs has become the key to China's modern logistics. Fourth, the inventory rate is too high, logistics costs remain high. At present, China's industrial and commercial field of logistics is slow, the most important performance is the inventory ratio is too high. Internationally recognized inventory of goods and the proportion of gross domestic product in developed countries is generally no more than 1%, about 5% in developing countries, while China's current industrial inventory of 30%, which is an important manifestation of poor business logistics, has seriously affected the competitiveness of enterprises and products, and urgently need to be resolved.

It can be seen that China's logistics enterprises cost management awareness and level needs to be improved.

Second, the path to reduce logistics costs

Logistics costs are divided into storage costs, transportation costs and logistics management costs. Custodial cost refers to the cost of goods spent on preservation, in addition to warehousing, salvage, labor costs and insurance and taxes, but also includes the interest on funds tied up in inventory. Adding the interest on the capital tied up in inventory to the logistics cost is the biggest difference between modern logistics and traditional logistics cost calculation. Transportation costs include road transportation and other transportation costs and shippers' fees; shippers' fees include transportation sector operations and loading and unloading costs. Logistics management costs are generally ...... >>

Question 2: How to improve the efficiency of logistics and distribution Logistics activities are quite a wide range of economic activities involved in economic life, simply to improve the time efficiency is not very meaningful, because logistics emphasizes the quality of service. Generally speaking, logistics activities in time is reflected in the punctual requirements, the so-called punctual, that is, logistics services to meet the customer's punctual requirements on time, a more specific example, is the punctuality of delivery, for example, a logistics company for a customer delivery, the requirement to arrive at a certain point in time, so that it can help the customer to arrange for follow-up activities to control the cost of this is a punctual requirement, the arrival time of the delivery is too early or too late, can cause additional costs to be incurred.

In the production of logistics activities, the emphasis is on JIT (just in time), that is, immediacy, the time efficiency of logistics activities here is for producers, JIT logistics can help production enterprises to reduce inventories, the realization of the so-called zero-stock strategy, in the case of a highly stringent production plan, the logistics company can be based on the production plan for the development of logistics plans, the implementation of JIT logistics, which can increase the time efficiency of logistics activities. This can improve the time efficiency of logistics activities, otherwise, it is a great challenge to the logistics enterprise operation ability and cost control.

The time efficiency of logistics activities, the best embodiment is the control of inventory turnover, by improving inventory turnover rate, can greatly reflect the time efficiency of logistics activities, not only can reduce inventory, reduce inventory costs, but also to avoid the various risks brought about by the inventory backlog.

In general, the time efficiency of logistics activities is closely related to specific logistics operations, to improve time efficiency, the key point is to have a more accurate foresight of the various aspects of logistics activities, according to the foresight of the development of a well-thought-out work plan, so that it is possible to improve the time efficiency.

One point to note is that, in view of the current e-commerce logistics due to promotional activities to form a large number of pressurized, delayed delivery and other situations, it is not simply to improve the time efficiency can be resolved, let's say, a person spend 10 days to finish the work, is not more than ten people to spend 1 day to finish the time efficiency. This is something we need to consider when looking at the time efficiency of logistics activities.

Question 3: How to improve the efficiency of logistics delivery A modern management methods, the practice of scientific development

The development of modern logistics must have a modern business ideas and concepts, the "five systems" focus on the ability to enhance the level of work to achieve the overall work by passive coping with the change to the initiative to regulate, from blindly random to follow the rules. By blindly random to follow the laws of change, the lack of rules and regulations to the transformation of scientific systems, and ultimately enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises.

(a) The connection between the five systems

The connection between the systems. Life is only once for everyone. There is no safety (occupational health and safety category) of guarding, can there be quality (quality category) of protection? Without the requirements of quality, can there be standards of work (target category)? Without the promotion of work, can there be behavior (system category) of unity? There is no behavioral consistency, there can be thought (cultural category) of the change?

Therefore, the "five systems" are interrelated, which can make the work coherent and systematic.

The integration of systems. Saving electricity, in the "target management system" is a controllable cost, need to reduce costs; in the "security system" to focus on the source of danger, need to focus on prevention; in the "cultural system" to improve the In the "culture system" to enhance the professional ethics of employees, need to *** with the implementation.

Environmental health. In the "system" in the environmental health management chapter; in the "target management system" in the health assessment into the performance appraisal; in the "cultural system" belongs to the maintenance of corporate image; in the "safety system" in the "safety system". In the "safety system" belongs to the source of danger. There are different entry points in the system can be attributed to the same content.

Therefore, the "five systems" are integrated into each other, which can make the management of targeted, in place.

(2) the development of the five systems

"five systems" have their own strengths and complement each other's weaknesses. Safety from the hidden dangers; culture from the heart; quality from the management; system from the behavior; goals and performance from the mechanism. Therefore, we start the construction of the "five systems" at the same time, mutual coherence, overall promotion.

1, the quality system to standardize business activities

The quality system is to clarify the management responsibilities and work procedures, so that the work of the chapter to follow, the process of operation is more standardized. In order to really let the quality system to do real management, do excellent service, we take a practical way to make the system effective:

(1) system mutual integration. In the preparation of the quality system of each procedural documents, operating manual, we fully introduce other systems, so that the system is integrated into each other and ultimately transformed into behavior, the implementation of the quality. Example: In the cigarette sorting process need to identify sources of danger (safety system scope), according to logistics operation specification (system scope) sorting cigarettes, handover with the deliveryman (cultural scope), to achieve the goal of realization (performance system scope). The complete process forms the sorting operations manual (quality category).

(2) system to promote the work. Seriously carry out the "five a" activities (five a activities that is to change an inherent concept, with a good daily process, to solve a management problem, to achieve a target performance, solidification of a quality concept), requiring managers in half a month, employees in a month respectively on the use of each process and put forward rationalization proposals, really do! All staff to learn the system, use the system, improve the system's scientific and effective.

"Five One" case: delivery, due to the delivery staff work arbitrarily, resulting in irregular service, not in place will cause customer dissatisfaction, resulting in customer complaints, resulting in a decline in customer satisfaction. These phenomena reflect that the management is not in place, reflecting the enterprise management level is not high. Can it be solved with the system? In view of the above difficulties, first, we are easy to cause service errors in the delivery process of the key main factors for factor decomposition; second, focus on finding the delivery process may appear in the bad state and important key nodes; again, the development of service measures and standards into the operation manual, to make up for the shortcomings of the service link.

Delivery staff in the delivery of a detailed process steps (quality, safety, institutional system category), there are specific service norms (cultural system category), there is a clear performance objectives (performance system category), naturally, for the level of customer service will improve, the quality of the work will improve, the problem will be solved.

Through the system, let us change the previous work of customer service in the casual inherent concept (ie: change an inherent concept); with a good quality as the main line, the other standards for the support of the delivery process (ie: with a good daily process); to solve the customer complaints, the management of the problem of low satisfaction (ie: to solve a management problem); to achieve the target performance of quality customer service (i.e., to achieve a target performance); solidified the quality of drawing excellence in the quality concept (i.e., to solidify a quality concept ......) >>

Question 4: How to reduce logistics costs and improve logistics efficiency Reduce transportation costs to improve the logistics efficiency of production enterprises to simplify the transportation system and reduce intermediate links, choose the best means of transportation, choose a reasonable mode of transport, carry out the distribution of transport distribution of transport to take full account of the weight and volume factors, the realization of the means of transport of the maximum weight of the goods, the use of space, and improve the rate of transport of the actual load of the maximum. The distribution of transportation takes full account of the weight and volume factors to achieve the maximum weight of the goods loaded on the means of transport, the maximum use of space, and to improve the rate of the means of transport. Fifth, to carry out centralized transportation Sixth, optimize transport routes, reduce transport accident losses The choice of means of transport, directly related to the size of transport costs, and also consider the advantages and disadvantages of various transport conditions, such as transport distance transport speed transport capacity, etc. International multimodal transport is a highly efficient mode of transport organization, which focuses on the characteristics of various modes of transport, to promote the strengths of the shortcomings of the integration of one, the composition of the coherent transport to simplify the freight link, accelerate freight turnover, and reduce freight transport costs and reduce the cost of transport. Freight link, accelerate freight turnover, reduce cargo loss and cargo difference, reduce transportation costs, realize the purpose of reasonable transportation, than the traditional single mode of transport has an incomparable superiority four to carry out the distribution of transport distribution of transport takes full account of the weight and volume factors, to achieve the maximum weight of the goods loaded on the means of transport, the maximum use of space, to improve the rate of transport means of transport of a mode of transport six optimization of transport routes to reduce the loss of transport accidents and unreasonable transport such as repeated transportation. Accidental loss of unreasonable transportation such as repeated transportation of the existence of roundabout transportation, resulting in a waste of capacity, increasing the cost of unnecessary transportation

Question 5: How to improve the efficiency of the dedicated logistics, cost savings Dedicated logistics is known as dedicated line, because the origin and destination orientation is very clear.

At present, the trunk line of the dedicated line, I do not think you need to wear said, you should have a lot of experience to spell cargo or carpool.

Efficiency and cost are actually the most important at both ends.

In the pickup section can be several effective ways to reduce or control the cost of pickup

1 Determine the scope of coverage of the receiving outlets, so that each receiving outlet to take the initiative to contact the more fixed customers, the formation of a unified pickup time, this time needs to be based on the design of your vehicle's route, for example, a customer every day 14:00 pm, the neighboring b customer 14:30, the next C Customers 15:00 and so on, so that for each pickup vehicle to provide a general route. This reduces the need to dispatch vehicles at any time due to empty or ad-hoc orders. Each time the savings will be small, but a month of statistics will be huge.

2 According to the driving route and planning the approximate frequency, the development of vehicle cost standards, of course, including the driver to pick up the subsidies, so that the driver's income and the collection of goods freight, collection of the number of customers to be linked, so the driver will also be in the consideration of their own income at the same time to consider the control of costs. This standard can not be successful at once, need a long time with the driver, the salesman checks and balances to work.

The trunk section in fact, there is a problem, that is, for the control of the departure time, in the final analysis, the control of the departure time is to control the arrival time of the vehicle, if the vehicle is the daytime to arrive, then it is difficult to unloading to achieve immediate delivery, often wait until the next day, this time there will be a half-day delay in the eyes of the customer, it is late in the day, therefore, many of the mature special line will generally be controlled! Vehicles try to arrive at night, unloading at night, cargo operations, the next morning the vehicle will begin to turn around to deliver. Customers can receive goods in the morning or in the morning.

The distribution problem is relatively simple compared to the pickup, if you send a car after the arrival of the goods to the place to understand the vehicle loaded with goods information in advance, then there is more sufficient time to develop the next day's distribution route, familiar with the familiar, or even piggybacking on the pickup work, which greatly saves a separate pickup of the cost increases brought about by the goods. This is more concerned about an information in advance, and a familiar degree of the city streets. No information, do not know where to send, do not understand the road traffic situation, can not make the distribution route. Generally do this scheduling position is often the old driver or in the city work for a long time in the industry.

So the main thing is to solve the efficiency of the two ends of the pickup and delivery and reduce the cost of these two ends, piggybacking on the consideration of the trunk line schedule, in order to ultimately achieve efficiency while compression of some of the costs.

All of the above sounds very simple, but the implementation is very difficult.

First of all, for the customer side of the communication, the need for everyone to work together, and there is a person above the overall control, not only the planning of the pickup route, but also the vehicles in the different receiving points of the layout need to be analyzed.

How to solve the conflict between the volume of goods and the time of departure is also a crucial point.

After the arrival of the loading and unloading personnel arrangements, the speed and accuracy of cargo handling.

The short-term distribution of pick-up vehicle time arrangements, are a big problem in the small parts, but less than any one link or any one small link can not reach, then the overall efficiency will receive a great impact.

Question 6: How to improve the efficiency of logistics and transportation In the increasingly mature market, increasingly competitive environment, third-party logistics is not only to provide customers with warehousing, provide transportation and other services on a narrow level, but more and more to become a value-added *** process for customers. Third-party logistics enterprises gradually logistics as a customer value-added process to manage, through reducing logistics costs, as well as improve logistics efficiency, to help customers win and maintain customer satisfaction, through the continuous updating of technology and equipment, such as increased investment, improve supply chain flexibility, to meet the customer's individual needs. You can refer to the case study in this topic.

Question 7: How to improve the efficiency of loading, unloading and transporting "six not" to improve the operation method, you can improve the efficiency of the handling operation:

do not let wait (idle time is zero);

do not let the touch (zero contact with the goods);

do not let the movement (shorten the distance of the movement and the number of Ohio);

do not let the move (shorten the movement distance and the number of Ohio).

Do not let think (easy to operate);

Do not let find (on-site management to strengthen, so that the goods, tools, operating supplies, etc., ready to use);

Do not let write (bar code technology, POS technology, information technology and automation, etc.).

Question 8: How to improve the efficiency of logistics management methods I. The current situation of logistics management in China's enterprises

In China's enterprise marketing, logistics management has not yet attracted enough attention, is a weak link in the marketing of enterprises, which is mainly manifested in:

1. Backward concepts. Part of the company's understanding of logistics only stays in the "transportation + warehousing" stage, their logistics management content, generally only includes the choice of means of transportation and transport, storage quotas and in and out of the development of the management system. Neglected the most important function of logistics management DD to meet customer needs at a high level to improve the economic efficiency of enterprises.

2. Low technology. The means of logistics management in China's enterprises are generally backward, failing to take full advantage of the current information technology revolution of the new achievements, compared with large foreign companies formed a strong contrast. An important reason for the success of the U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart is the extensive use of information technology in logistics management, its perfect electronic data processing system is a wake-up call.

3. Each in its own way. China's enterprise logistics management lack of communication between each other, coordination, even Haier, Hisense, such as some of the logistics management of the "forerunner", can only be "alone" they have not been fully realized with suppliers, retailers and customers computer connection, which in turn affect the efficiency of logistics management.

Second, the challenge of logistics management

1. The impact of multinational enterprises. After accession to the WTO, large foreign companies will enter the Chinese market more easily, they have strong financial strength, advanced technology and rich management experience. In terms of logistics management, most of them have adopted advanced information technology to better meet customer needs and reduce operating costs. Such as Wal-Mart's merchandise inventory land is only 10%, while the average non-sales area of our general stores accounted for about 25%, which makes China's enterprises face greater cost pressures.

2, fierce competition among domestic enterprises. At present, the competition between domestic enterprises is becoming increasingly white-hot, some enterprises through improved logistics management, reduce costs and find new profit growth points, thus posing a serious challenge to the traditional logistics management.

3. Diversification of consumer demand trend. Now the consumer demand is increasingly diversified, which puts forward higher requirements for enterprises, enterprises only accurately understand the different needs of consumers and respond in a timely manner in order to improve customer satisfaction and loyalty. Therefore, in the future market competition, the difference between enterprises will be mainly reflected in their ability to understand and serve customers, who can accurately explore the needs of consumers, and provide the most suitable for the consumer products and services portfolio, who will be able to take the initiative in the market competition. In the enterprise logistics management activities, the need to change the original system, change the enterprise "push" type of logistics for the customer "pull" type of logistics, so that the customer to get a more rapid and reliable service to meet their different needs.

Third, to improve the efficiency of logistics management

To improve the efficiency of logistics management, should do the following:

1. Quick response to customer requests. Including reducing waiting or shipping time and increasing spatial convenience. Generally speaking, the shorter the time consumers need to wait between ordering and receiving goods, the more convenient for consumers, the lower their purchase costs, and the more satisfied; spatial convenience can be decentralized through the layout of the business network, reducing the cost of consumer transportation and looking for products, increasing consumer satisfaction. The rapid development of modern information and communication technology for enterprises to achieve "rapid response to customer requirements" this goal provides technical support. For example, enterprises can open Internet-based e-commerce to inform consumers of their products and services, and can be extremely small cost of direct communication with consumers, access to information on consumer demand, and make a rapid response.

2. Continuously improve the logistics process and add new services. First, to achieve inventory rationalization. Inventory level in a large degree affects the high and low logistics costs, enterprises should ensure the supply of the premise, try to reduce the inventory level, and strive to achieve "zero inventory". Wal-Mart has computerized connections with suppliers to allow suppliers to replenish Wal-Mart's shelves, and Wal-Mart allocates shelf space for these suppliers and pays the suppliers after the goods have been sold. For these items, Wal-Mart has zero storage fees. Second, optimize transportation. Research shows that transportation costs generally account for about 10% of the total cost of goods, if the lack of optimization and control, the transport route is too long, the transport batch is too small or the use of transport cost is too high transportation program, it will cause the transportation cost of the straight line rise. Therefore, a reasonable transportation batch should be developed, the choice of economic transportation routes and transport solutions to save transportation costs. Again, increase the content of logistics services, so that customers "participate" in logistics.

3. Play the overall function of the enterprise. Logistics activities involve many departments within the enterprise, the need to put all aspects of the force group ...... >>

Question 9: Courier how to improve the efficiency of delivery 10 points Hello owner, to improve the efficiency of delivery, in addition to the means of transportation is convenient, familiar with the address, it is best to be able to nearby express child concentrated in a fixed address, and then notify the pickup by phone to pick up the goods to receive.