According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Maintain databases of logistics information. | 89% |
| Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers. | 87% |
| Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies. | 87% |
| Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers. | 87% |
| Track product flow from origin to final delivery. | 86% |
| Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation. | 83% |
| Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes. | 82% |
| Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes. | 81% |
| Contact potential vendors to determine material availability. | 81% |
| Prepare reports on logistics performance measures. | 81% |
| Enter logistics-related data into databases. | 80% |
| Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes. | 79% |
| Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis. | 79% |
| Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity. | 78% |
| Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies. | 78% |
| Contact carriers for rates or schedules. | 77% |
| Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing. | 77% |
| Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost. | 77% |
| Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments. | 76% |
| Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns. | 76% |
| Identify opportunities for inventory reductions. | 73% |
| Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation. | 73% |
| Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost. | 70% |
| Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting. | 68% |
| Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution. | 67% |
| Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes. | 65% |
| Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies. | 65% |
| Determine packaging requirements. | 58% |
| Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs. | 57% |
| Compare locations or environmental policies of carriers or suppliers to make transportation decisions with lower environmental impact. | 54% |
| Arrange for sale or lease of excess storage or transport capacity to minimize losses or inefficiencies associated with empty space. | 48% |
