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What is Outbound Logistics

Chapter 2
Handbook of Research on the Applications of International Transportation and Logistics for World Trade
The process related to the movement and storage of products from the end of the production line to the end user.
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International Transportation and Logistics Economics
Hilal Yıldırır Keser (Bursa Technical University, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1397-2.ch002
Abstract
Logistics is important in the service sector, even more so in international trade, a vital part of the economy. The delivery of raw materials and intermediate goods to manufacturers, and final goods to consumers, requires effective transport and management of the process. From this point of view, it is important to examine the economic dimension of logistics and transportation activities. This chapter clarifies logistics activities and mentions their place in economic disciplines. The economic analysis of the logistics sector is discussed in two dimensions as micro and macro scales. Effective factors in the development of an international logistics sector are explained.
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Chapter 7
Reverse Logistics: Automobile Recalls and Other Conditions
The process related to the storage and movement of the final product and the related information flows from the end of the production line to the end user.
Published in Chapter: Reverse Logistics: Automobile Recalls and Other Conditions; From: Handbook of Research on Waste Management Techniques for Sustainability
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Chapter 25
Supply Chain Risks in Transportation and Distribution
Known also as physical distribution. The latter takes part of the downstream logistics which consist in routing the products resulting from a production process to the customer (directly to his home in case of delivery to the consumer, or to the place where the customer can buy the product). This process includes storage, order fulfilment and packaging of goods, and sometimes the handling of returned goods or what’s called the reverse logistics.
Published in Chapter: Supply Chain Risks in Transportation and Distribution; From: Handbook of Research on Supply Chain Resiliency, Efficiency, and Visibility in the Post-Pandemic Era
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