📄️ What is a supply-chain?
A supply chain is a network of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources involved in the production, handling, and distribution of a product or service. It includes all of the steps involved in getting a product or service from the supplier to the customer. The supply chain starts with the raw materials and components that go into making a product, and ends with the delivery of the finished product to the end customer.
📄️ Supply chain transportation
Learn how products are moved in a global supply chaine.
📄️ Hub and Spoke Distribution Model
A hub and spoke distribution model is a common design used in modern supply chain management. It involves the centralization of certain activities, such as warehousing and transportation, at a central hub location, while smaller spoke locations are used for distribution to customers. Hence the name, it resembles the structure of a bicycle wheel where the center of the wheel is the hub (or distribution center) and each spoke is the direction of delivery.
📄️ What is first mile and last mile delivery?
First mile and last mile delivery (first/last mile) has become increasingly important in today’s logistics marketplace. First mile is the first leg of the shipping journey whereas last mile is the final leg of the journey. The middle part of the logistics lifecycle usually goes relatively smoothly, but due to loading, unloading, and multiple stops, more problems happen in the first and last mile than in any other part of the process. This is not an insignificant problem, the United States spends more than 1.5 trillion dollars annually on transportation logistics, and issues anywhere along the line cause added expenses.