Factors affecting logistics cost

Factors affecting logistics cost: 1. Logistics rationalization. Logistics quality. Logistics efficiency. Logistics talents.

1. Logistics rationalization

Logistics rationalization is to make the allocation of logistics equipment and all logistics activities tend to be reasonable, which is reflected in obtaining the highest service level at the lowest logistics cost as possible. High-level logistics services often bring high logistics costs. For an enterprise, logistics rationalization is the key factor affecting logistics cost, which is directly related to the benefit of the enterprise and the general goal pursued by logistics management. Logistics rationalization includes many contents, and is not simply limited to the rationalization of logistics elements such as transportation, warehousing, loading and unloading, handling, packaging, distribution processing and information processing.

We should also regard logistics equipment and logistics activities as a system, and all logistics elements are in this system. It is necessary to properly handle the relationship between various parts, organize the coordinated development of various parts, and give play to their respective functions and roles. For example, sometimes transportation efficiency is improved and transportation costs are increased. On the contrary, it reduces the storage cost and the total logistics cost.

Thus, logistics cost rationalization should be designed and planned according to the actual logistics process, rather than simply emphasizing the rationality, effectiveness and cost saving of a certain link. Logistics rationalization should be regarded as the optimization and optimal composition of the whole logistics system to achieve the lowest logistics cost.

2. Logistics quality

Strengthening logistics quality management is an effective way to reduce logistics cost. Only by continuously improving the quality of logistics costs can we continuously reduce and eliminate all kinds of errors and accidents and reduce all kinds of unnecessary expenses; Only by constantly improving the quality of logistics can we realize the long-term development of reasonable coordination in all aspects of logistics; Only by constantly improving the quality of logistics can we reduce the consumption of logistics process and increase the profits of logistics enterprises;

Only by constantly improving the quality of logistics and maintaining a good reputation can we attract more customers, form large-scale intensive management, improve logistics efficiency and fundamentally reduce logistics costs. For a logistics enterprise, logistics quality is the foundation of the whole enterprise. Without good service quality, enterprises will not have good economic benefits. Logistics quality is the life of the whole enterprise.

3. Logistics efficiency

Improving logistics efficiency can reduce capital occupation, shorten logistics cycle and reduce warehousing costs, thus saving logistics costs. Logistics enterprises should pay attention to the continuous improvement of existing resources and processes, improve operational efficiency, and configure some infrastructure, such as computers, software, system networking, etc. Every industry has the rise of e-commerce, which has become the direction of logistics efforts. Applying e-commerce to the development of logistics can save a lot of manpower and time, thus improving the efficiency of the whole logistics and minimizing the logistics cost.

4. Logistics talents

Straightening out logistics, improving logistics service quality and improving logistics efficiency all need professionals, and their working methods and attitudes will indirectly affect the cost of enterprises. Paying attention to logistics talents can consume many opportunities, and their good suggestions or reasonable optimization schemes will bring great benefits to enterprises.

Therefore, logistics talents are valuable resources and potential benefits of logistics enterprises. A good logistics enterprise is supported by a group of intelligent logistics talents. In order to develop logistics and realize modern logistics, we must attach importance to the cultivation and training of logistics talents, create a good working environment for them, and formulate talent management methods for cultivating, retaining and using talents. Through the efforts of excellent logistics talents, we can reduce logistics costs, create benefits for logistics enterprises and realize the modernization of logistics enterprises.