July 10, 2023 – Day 5
The day started off with a metro ride to Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I have really started to get the hang of the metro and have memorized what our hotel station is and which direction to exit. Upon arrival we met with Albert Beltran. We’re he discussed the following:
Definition of logistics:
- organization
- Efficiency
- planning
Logistic Management
The process of strategically managing the procurement, movement and storage of materials while maximizing profit
The objective to to plan and coordinate to achieve desired level of service
Procurement through delivery
Goal is to satisfy customer
Lean / Muda System –
Organization of businesses to create less to reduce cost and time and maximize profit
7 Rs of Logistics
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Where We Are |
Where We’re Going |
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Time |
Days |
Within hours |
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Place |
DCs |
Consumers |
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Price |
Important |
<Willingness to pay |
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Product |
Make to transport |
Wider shipping scope |
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Quantity: |
Palletes |
Eaches |
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Customer |
B2B focus |
D2C |
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Condition |
Important |
Perfection |
Logistics system:
*see slide diagram
Integrate all the activities into one system
The future of Logistics Video-
Political and economic instability
DHL – leading company of logistics
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- transportation
- Warehousing – smart warehousing
- Delivery
DHL Sustainability
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- Solar
- Electric – own CO2 free trucks
- Bikes
Port is the most important infrastructure
Large companies profit from using their own logistics
Supply Chain
Raw Material -> supplier -> factory -> distribution -> retail -> customer
His presentation was insightful and interesting. We then went and had lunch at La Pepa. The first course was good, the second course was interesting. After lunch we took the metro back to the hotel where we started out class period of the day. We had a great session on learned further on the topic of lean and lean processes to conclude the day!