Logistics in the Corporate Environment

Logistics provides for a company a flow of goods and services from its beginning point to the point the consumer obtains the product. Without the use of logistics, a company may not be able to identify how their product moves, where their product is in their supply chain, or be able to measure the success of their logistic effectiveness (Princeton.edu, 2011).

The way in which a product is moved throughout the company should reflect the corporate strategy. For instance, Wal-Mart is focused on cost reduction, and therefore their products must move in a way that is consistent with an emphasis on the company's goal to lower costs. To ensure that Wal-Mart has cost reduction, it is also beneficial for them to have proper flow of the movement of the product. If the product does not move with a proper flow, then they will have an...
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