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E-Class | Do you still think logistics just means delivery?

Oct 07,2022

Summary

The "E-Class" series orchestrated by Enotek Group is officially launched today! "E-Class" series will popularize proper terms of the industry, so that those who have just entered the intelligent logistics industry and want to have a deep understanding of this industry can quickly understand the small knowledge of the industry through "E-Class".

The "E-Class" series orchestrated by Enotek Group is officially launched today! "E-Class" series will popularize proper terms of the industry, so that those who have just entered the intelligent logistics industry and want to have a deep understanding of this industry can quickly understand the small knowledge of the industry through "E-Class".

"What are you studying?"

"Logistics Management"

"Oh! Delivery man!"

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Have logistics workers who visit relatives and friends during the holiday season been tortured by such questions? (Of course, this is not meant to disparage the delivery guy at all.)

Logistics is express & large goods handling?

What is the definition of logistics?

What does smart logistics look like?

 

Logistics, it turns out, is a foreign word

 

Logistics, as the name implies, is the "flow of goods".

But do you know that logistics is actually a foreign term. The English name of logistics is: logistics originally means "distribution in kind" or "distribution of goods". It was introduced into Japan in 1963 and means "circulation of things" in Japanese.

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(Logistics fleet in 1970s)

After the 1970s, the term "logistics" gradually replaced "circulation of things" in Japan. In June 1979, a Chinese delegation of material workers went to Japan to attend the Third International Conference on Logistics. After returning home, they quoted and used the term "logistics" for the first time in their investigation report.

 

Here is another anecdote: it is said that the word "logistics center" was renamed "storage and transportation center" because some people thought that the word "logistics" came from Japan and that a direct reference to it was not good for national self-confidence. However, although storage and transportation are the main body of logistics, logistics usually has a wider extension. Logistics, as the abbreviation of physical circulation, is scientific and reasonable, and easy to understand. So, soon again called logistics center.

 

Logistics, throughout the life of the commodity

 

Since logistics cannot be simply summed up as "storage" and "transportation", what are the specific contents of logistics? The definition of China's national standard "Logistics Terms" tells us that logistics consists of seven parts: transportation, storage, packaging, handling, handling, processing, distribution and related logistics information and other links.

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(Natural gas carrier)

For example, from the moment a drop of crude oil is produced in Saudi Arabia, to the plastic washbasin at home, to landfill or incineration of waste, every link is inseparable from the "seven parts" of logistics coordination and collaboration. So it can be said that logistics runs through the life of a product, and express delivery is just one link. In addition to sales logistics, logistics also includes procurement logistics, industrial logistics, production logistics, recycling logistics and so on. In the 21st century, under the background of the continuous improvement of productivity and the gradual refinement of division of labor, industrial logistics and manufacturing logistics have achieved considerable development.

 

Logistics, also need a smart brain

 

With the popularization of RFID technology and sensor network, there is the possibility of interconnection between things. Since IBM put forward its macro vision of "smart Earth" in 2008, many countries, including China, the United States and the European Union, have incorporated "wisdom" and "perception" into their development plans.

 

Intelligent logistics refers to the modern logistics mode which realizes the refined, dynamic and visual management of all aspects of logistics, improves the intelligent analysis and decision making and automatic operation and execution ability of logistics, and improves the efficiency of logistics operation through intelligent means such as intelligent hardware and software, Internet of Things, big data and so on. With the rapid development of mobile Internet, logistics interconnection is accelerated, and the construction of intelligent, digital and visual logistics system has become a new track for the logistics industry to grab position.

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In this era of opportunity, Enotek Group continues to deepen the intelligent logistics track, including the development of AGV, stacker, WCS/WMS, digital twin and other intelligent software and hardware. With the ability of science and technology, the logistics system has the ability of thinking, perception, learning, reasoning and judgment, and solving some problems by itself, so as to achieve cost reduction and efficiency increase for enterprises, and further boost the high-quality development of the logistics industry.

 

Enotek Group, as an innovation-driven full link industrial intelligent logistics solutions provider, is committed to the attitude of the pioneer of logistics technology innovation, deep cultivation of intelligent logistics system solutions, the core business includes intelligent storage system, intelligent handling system, intelligent picking system and intelligent sorting system. As a pioneer in logistics technology innovation, Enotek Group will make every effort to explore more solutions for innovative scenarios, to help industrial and manufacturing industries break through development bottlenecks and release growth momentum.

 

When you talk about smart logistics you probably hear a lot about SKUs, orders, inventory,

AS/RS, WMS/WCS... So, what do they all mean? Please continue to pay attention to "E Class" column, we will explain more industry knowledge for you!