What is logistics?
Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. The resources managed in logistics can include physical items such as food, materials, animals, equipment, and liquids; as well as intangible items, such as time and information. The logistics of physical items usually involves the integration of information flow, materials handling, production, packaging, inventory, transportation, warehousing, and often security.
The importance of logistics
Having logistical services helps increase investment in many commercial sectors thanks to the provision of safe means of transportation for the shipment, storage, marketing and supply of goods .
The importance of logistics
Storage services
Where in the storage services, all licenses related to the storage process itself are obtained, in proportion to the type of materials to be stored in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Transport services
transportation services require the presence of appropriate and licensed means of transport for transportation, where each type of logistical transport has an appropriate means, with a license and specific conditions depending on the nature of the materials to be transported.
Freight forwarding and customs clearance services
where some bodies are concerned with providing this type of services that benefit from those involved in investment operations when dealing with exports and imports, so that these operations are carried out within its licensed legal framework.
Integrated logistics services
These are comprehensive logistics services that are not limited to one type of logistics services, as they include distribution, supply chain management, shipping services, and procurement management, and this type requires obtaining special licenses that enable the providers of these services to do them in the form Required.
Integrated international logistics services
This type of logistics services is similar to integrated logistics services, but they are applied on a regional or global scale, and this requires special qualifications from the companies providing these services.
Refrigeration services
This type of service refers to everything related to the transportation, supply and storage of refrigerated goods that require the presence of special refrigerators and refrigerators; To keep it within the required temperature.