INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS

Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Principles of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Introduction

Logistics is the management of the sequence or the flow of the resources between one points to another, however; it originates from a single point and reaches to another one where this is used or consumed where there is requirement. As a matter of fact, the resources which managed during the logistics are that of physical items, materials, foods, liquids, and also the staff. In fact, the movement of the physical items includes the proper handing of the material, packaging, management of the inventory etc. By and large, there is specific software that not only helps to manage the resource amply, but also helps to give the real time status of the resources in terms of their location as well as the time that will be required to reach the intended destination (Cahill et al., 2010, p. 253-277).

The term international logistics refers to the planning, implementing and supporting all of the logistic activities that originates from one country and ends up to another using multiple of routes such as sea, land and air (Lu et al., 2007, pp. 279-300). As a matter of fact, this paper will discuss the impact of the factors that affect the activities of international logistics, such as, Economic, Political and Legal, Social and Cultural, and Demographic, each one of them have due influence over the activities that fulfill the very essence of the logistics.

Discussion

The international logistics of these days is primarily attributed by the enhanced level of complexity and a number of parameters that basically mold the overall circumstances of the logistics business. However, the speed of the trend is becoming more complex over the period of time, and there is an immense need of the enhanced level of support as well as penetration at this particular level. The growth of the private sector within the domain of international logistics seems to have proliferated at an agile pace, and thus making the governmental bodies of the countries, where it operate, to levy more taxes or duties, and these are acting like one of the potential barriers for this industry. Container ports are complex and dynamic, and as logistics centers their stakeholders have differing interests. There have been calls to consider individual perspectives more extensively. To meet their expectations and improve the competitiveness of container ports, stakeholders who interact with ports as customers and users have historically selected the most efficient ports and services, concentrated on a limited number of ports capable of delivering scale economics (Behar, et al., 2012)

These days, focused playing point requires a successful worldwide inventory network procedure yet brand triumph dependent upon store network synchronization still depends on elusive human resources for exchange the item data. On the other hand, notwithstanding expanding premium in universal store network relationships, relationship development in Asian markets, expanding internationalization of cargo forwarders and exchange documentation issues the intensity of holder ports is once in a while ...