Our definition of Sustainability in logistics

There are many of definitions of the term “logistics”. Here some of them:

• S .O. Migiro and I. M. Ambe in the book«Strategic Logistics Management» gives definition: «logistics management is the process of strategically managing acquisition, movement and storage of materials (inventory) through the organization and its marketing channel in such a way that profitability is maximized through cost effective fulfillment of orders»;
• In definition of N.B.Lobanov, «logistic – is a science about planning, management and the control over movement material, information and financial resources in various systems »;
• In B. A. Anikin’s opinion « the logistic –  is a science about planning, the organizations, management and the control of movement of material and information streams over space and over time from their primary source up to the end user »;
• The book «Logistics Management and Strategy» gives the following definition: «logistics is a concept to reorganize the logistics chain in a different, more integrated way to lower the total costs (interest of inventories, material handling, and transportation) and to increase the service levels»;
• G. Pavellek approved, that « the logistic – is a planning, management and the control acting on the enterprise, a processable there and leaving stream of material production processable there this enterprise and an information stream corresponding it ».

From data the Internet of a resource we take definition “stability“. Stability – is an ability of system to keep a current condition at presence of external influences;

In modern conditions, the western experts allocate some kinds of logistics:

• The Logistics connected with maintenance of manufacture by materials (purchasing logistics);
• Industrial logistics;
• Marketing (marketing, or distributive, logistics);
• Allocate as well transport logistics which, in effect, is a component of each of three kinds of logistics.

In a logistical circuit, i.e. a circuit on which pass commodity and information streams from the supplier up to the consumer, following main parts are allocated:

• Purchase and delivery of materials, raw material and semifinished items;
• Storage of production and raw material; manufacture of the goods;
• Distribution, including sending of the goods from a warehouse of finished goods;
• Consumption of finished goods.

Proceeding from the resulted definitions of the terms “logistic” and “stability”, from existing kinds of logistics we receive definition of « sustainability in logistics ».

Sustainability in logistics – is an opportunity of preservation of the optimum plan, the correct control and management behind movement of material subjects, substances and other.