Most modern experts are inclined to consider the logistics (and the basic principles of logistics) as the science of the basic principles of management of material and information flows in order to minimize costs, designed to ensure maximum satisfaction of consumer needs.This integrative function - to look at the production as a process of identifying and satisfying the material needs of consumers through the production of goods and services - is logistical bases of management of various processes in the enterprise.
terms of constructive methodology, having theoretical and applied nature, the principles of logistics can be represented as two models:
- conceptual (explanatory) model;
- tool (transforming) model.
The first of these involves substantial description of certain concepts, ordered properly in the problem field.
Instrumental same - a set of tools to help achieve the ultimate goal.The relationship between the conceptual model and the tool is complementary synthesizing phenomena such as the concept and principles of logistics theory and practice of logistics.
In terms of the conceptual model, logistics includes such things as material flow, collateral flow, logistic function, logistics operations, logistics system, logistics unit, the logistic chain.The conclusion is that the principles of logistics are a very effective tool through which you are optimizing materials management.In this sense, the logistics can be considered as an instrumental model to transform the objective, the reality of the cash, the current state of affairs (things) in the desired state, allowing to achieve the desired goal (granted).
Logistics operations with material resources are defined as elementary (surgery) or complex (functions).Principles of logistics in this case suggest that those and others were aimed at the transformation of these flows at the stage of procurement, production, marketing, storage, transportation, service and information support in the conditions of use of certain logistical concepts expressed common slogans, such for example as"just in time", "responding to demand", "lean production" or micrologistical systems based on these concepts.
principles of logistics in today's economic environment requires the restructuring of the enterprise, since the logistics approach is to some extent the opposite functional in which the target companies are diversified, depending on the functions and the overall goal becomes blurred and is pursued by each participant in a business process to varying degrees.When structural-functional approach horizontal production processes threaded vertical management structures, operating semi-autonomous.The methodology is based on the principles of logistics, opposite the structural and functional organization of the method of production, and is based on a process-oriented horizontal structures that are formed in enterprises, in addition to the existing vertical structural and functional scheme.The essence of this methodology is the transformation of the processes necessary for the realization of the tasks of production, in the completion of business processes.Only with this approach possible subordination of all processes of the goals of business processes.Logistics contributes to whole vision of the production process.
