Supply Chain Logistics SUPPLY CHAIN

The objective of this study is to provide an example of the relationship between the four supply chain objects: (1) products; (2) facilities; (3) vehicles; and (4) routes and what tradeoffs can be made between these four objects to get lower overall supply chain costs.

Logistics Strategies

It is reported that logistics strategies and specifically decisions about transportation "can be considered as key factors to increase supply chain effectiveness." (, p. 1) Transportation services play a key role in the supply chain seamless operations and specifically "moving in-bound materials from supply sites to manufacturing facilities, repositioning inventory among different plants and distribution centers and delivering finished products to customers." (Geospatial World, 2014, p. 1) Reported is that there is...

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II. Geographic Information Systems

It is reported that today's companies are using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) "as a key component in their supply chain software." (Geospatial World, 2014, p. 1) This type of mapping software makes provision of an easy way for data to be visualized b y users as well as providing more clarity than raw data. Four primary decision areas in supply chain management are reported to include those of: (1) Location, (2) Production (3) Inventory and (4) Transportation. (Geospatial World, 2014, p. 1)

III. Example

The link between the products, facilities, vehicles and routes in the supply chain involve…