logistics

Milk Run- In logistics  Milk run term is a delivery method in logistics which ensures that different deliveries from different vendors can be handled with maximum capacity utilization and minimal costs .  The name Milk Run has been derived from the method used by the trucks to deliver the daily requirements of milk to the dairy co-operatives. A milk run ensures that that minimum distance is travelled and the maximum demand is carried into the truck or delivery vehicle so as to meet both the demand requirement and effective transportation with least cost.   When milk Run Is applied : This is applied where the load is scattered in many different places and in smaller units. In such a case carrying from each centre individually would be very expensive, hence a scheme is designed as per the requirements and accordingly all different units are procured and transported. Importance of Milk Run Milk run as a process in Operations is qui...

Transportation What is Transportation   - Transportation is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another. In other words, the action of transport is defined as a particular movement of an organism or thing from a point A to a Point B.     It plays an important role in logistics industry.    Over the globe transportation is divided into 4 types .   1.   Land transportation   2.   Sea/ water Transportation   3.   Air transportation   In this Blog we will discuss about Land Transportation   . Land Transportation again divided into two parts That is,   1.   Roadways   2.   Railways .   Lets discuss about the Road transportation. Road transportation is most ancient method used for the   transport   the goods , Humans , animals and things.   India has one of the largest road networks across the world spanning over 5.5 mi...