According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Propose logistics solutions for customers. | 89% |
| Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units. | 87% |
| Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses. | 84% |
| Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities. | 83% |
| Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements. | 81% |
| Evaluate effectiveness of current or future logistical processes. | 81% |
| Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities. | 80% |
| Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service. | 78% |
| Develop or maintain cost estimates, forecasts, or cost models. | 77% |
| Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing. | 76% |
| Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans. | 76% |
| Direct the work of logistics analysts. | 75% |
| Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency. | 75% |
| Develop specifications for equipment, tools, facility layouts, or material-handling systems. | 72% |
| Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes. | 71% |
| Determine requirements for compliance with environmental certification standards. | 70% |
| Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues, such as operational process improvement or facility design or layout. | 70% |
| Prepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems. | 68% |
| Create models or scenarios to predict the impact of changing circumstances, such as fuel costs, road pricing, energy taxes, or carbon emissions legislation. | 68% |
| Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions. | 67% |
| Design plant distribution centers. | 66% |
| Interview key staff or tour facilities to identify efficiency-improvement, cost-reduction, or service-delivery opportunities. | 66% |
| Design comprehensive supply chains that minimize environmental impacts or costs. | 66% |
| Determine feasibility of designing new facilities or modifying existing facilities, based on factors such as cost, available space, schedule, technical requirements, or ergonomics. | 66% |
| Review global, national, or regional transportation or logistics reports for ways to improve efficiency or minimize the environmental impact of logistics activities. | 61% |
| Evaluate the use of technologies, such as global positioning systems (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), route navigation software, or satellite linkup systems, to improve transportation efficiency. | 61% |
| Develop or document reverse logistics management processes to ensure maximal efficiency of product recycling, reuse, or final disposal. | 61% |
| Conduct environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation. | 56% |
| Develop or document procedures to minimize or mitigate carbon output resulting from the movement of materials or products. | 48% |
| Assess the environmental impact or energy efficiency of logistics activities, using carbon mitigation software. | 46% |
