Logistic Strategy for Amazon By M. Amir Khan,

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Logistic Strategy for Amazon By M. Amir Khan, Services Division, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Logistic The management of inventory in motion or at rest. Inventory is in motion during transportation. Inventory is at rest awaiting production of finished goods or distribution at the final point of sale. (UNCTAD) The process of planning, implementing, managing and controlling the flow and storage of goods, services and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption. (UNCTAD) What makes up logistics ? Transport It has to move Handling Loading, unloading, sorting , packing Warehousing Holding product after harvest or production Information Give visibility of advanced sales / orders / demand Transactions The better they get, the less storage is needed Reduces the drop (order) size, each time Core logistics components Transportation Freight forwarding services Inventory management, including returns Customer service Information flow and order processing Warehousing Cross-docking and intermodal exchanges Materials handling Protective packaging and value-added services Support services such as certification, inspection, testing and etc. Why is Logistics Important? A countries’ export competitiveness is determined, inter alia, by their productive capacities as well as their ability to bring goods to foreign markets at the lowest possible cost and under conditions required by customers. (UNCTAD) High logistics cost feed through to domestic pricing as well as export Producers and SMEs must be able to get their product to market At a competitive price In good time and good condition A competitive national transport network will Reduce imports of perishable by enabling domestic producers to compete Reduce rural poverty by giving income to remote communities Help small business develop by getting their product out Short Introduction of some Major Courier and Cargo Companies operating in Pakistan: Pakistan Post: Pakistan Post Office is one of the oldest Government departments in the Sub-Continent. It has a broad and varied role to play beyond provision of communication link for individuals and businesses. Pakistan Post is providing postal services in every nook and corner of the country through a network of around 13,000 post offices. Pakistan Post is providing delivery services to about 20 million households and businesses as community service without any cost considerations. Pakistan Post is also providing a universal postal service network in harmony with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) strategy to ensure secure and timely delivery of mail, money and material at affordable cost through utilization of people, process and