Reflective Summary

As I mentioned to you in my introduction the first day of class, this is my first semester in the Logistics Management Program. I learned that there’s more to logistics than just sending a product from one place to another. It is the part of supply chain management that plans, implements, ad controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers’ requirements. I learned about the six different types of information systems that can be used in almost every business function and how they might be specifically applied in logistics management. Office automation systems can be applied to process a companies’ personal and organizational business data, to perform calculations, and to create documents. Logisticians tracking their warehouse expenses with the use of spreadsheets allow them to observe where most of your warehousing expenses are coming from. I learned that warehouse cost minimization, which is the act of transporting products from one warehouse to another, at a minimum cost, could be analyzed by the spreadsheet software to reduce warehousing expenses. Another important thing I learned is how valuable the Decision Support System (DSS) is. Within the DSS is an application called warehouse management systems (WMS). With this, you can control inventory management, product receiving, order selection processes, and order shipping. Reduced operating expenses, increased inventory accuracy, and improved customer service as some of the benefits that come with this system. I learned that the internet has a large influence on logistics and how information technology is a tool that can help managers address many problems but it should not always be the final solution to every