Logistics and Transportation

Logistics play an important role in the supply chain. This is why companies will hire third-party logistics companies to take care of imports, exports, and other activities. Reverse logistics touch on a different part of the industry. Where companies focus on getting their products out there, reverse logistics refers to product returns. Because e-commerce has become prevalent in the retail industry, returns are becoming more common.

At Galaxy Contracting International, we have companies that focus purely on logistics with an emphasis on e-commerce and what it entails in order to keep customers happy and businesses running smoothly. Although a person can carefully choose items online, there are times when items arrive at their destination damaged or may not be what the buyer expected. Size is also an issue since it can be easy to purchase a wrong size on the internet. This can be difficult for a company to handle in-house, so it requires the help of a third-party logistics company to handle the returns. Returns equal nearly $1 billion annually, which is a lot. By outsourcing reverse logistics, many of the limitations are lifted so companies can continue smooth business operations with customers around the world.

Logistics involve the detailed organization and implementation of a difficult operation. Things have to flow between a point of origin and a point of consumption in order for businesses and customers to have their needs met. The resources that are managed can be physical items, or they can be informational.

A logistics company oversees every step of the operation. Common types of logistics that these companies handle include import and export, domestic shipping of large quantities of goods or goods that must comply with strict regulations, international trading, and even disposal or production activities. The logistics services provided by Galaxy Contracting International include:

• Transportation management
• Supply chain management
• Sourcing and procurement
• Distribution management
• Warehouse operations

In a nutshell, the logistics company makes things easier for a business that is in need of the services. Where the business may not be able to spare the time or labor involved, outsourcing to another company can help. A lot of pressure is taken off the company, as well.

Logistics companies are moving into the future due to historic IT deployments and the implementation of green energy. These two areas are destined to have an impact on supply chain management, as well as how logistics companies deliver goods.

Many third-party logistics companies are investing in GPS, radio-frequency identification technology (RFID), and programs that forecast demand and capacity. There are also trade management applications being developed. The logistics industry is moving toward automated processing because that is what the customers are demanding. At Galaxy Contracting International, the latest technology and methods are used in the areas of:

• Transportation management
• Supply chain management
• Sourcing and procurement
• Distribution management
• Warehouse operations

These areas all stem from the demand of clients with a large number of goods that need these goods properly managed as they move from one point to the next. They want the process to be as automated as possible by the most experienced and knowledgeable individuals. This is a reasonable expectation since the rules and regulations surrounding such practices as import and export are so highly involved. By turning to a third-party company that is purely logistics, a large company is able to transport massive amounts of goods.

Because of the energy boom in the U.S., the national chemical production sector is experiencing growth. This means that there is a demand for transportation assets to deliver chemicals across the country and even the world. The trucking industry is currently very healthy, despite the lack of investment in the refurbishment of infrastructure. Through proper logistics, shipping out chemicals in the most effective way can help companies make decisions that will influence their bottom lines and the economy.

However, the chemical industry is just an example of what many companies are facing. They need transportation management, supply chain management, distribution management, proper warehouse operations, and much more. Galaxy Contracting International provides these areas of logistics management to make any industry more successful.

Just to expand on this example, something that the chemical industry is looking at because of its increased productivity is transportation that will allow companies to distribute large quantities of chemicals in the most cost-effective way possible. This has chemical manufacturers looking toward logistics companies to help them. At Galaxy Contracting International, we have companies that specialize in logistics so that chemical manufacturers and businesses within any industry can get their goods from one point to the next as painlessly as possible.