What does a Logistics Engineer do?

According to people in this career, the main tasks are...

TaskImportance
Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
85%
Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
84%
Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
84%
Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
79%
Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
79%
Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
76%
Interview key staff or tour facilities to identify efficiency-improvement, cost-reduction, or service-delivery opportunities.
76%
Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues, such as operational process improvement or facility design or layout.
76%
Design plant distribution centers.
76%
Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements.
75%
Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency.
75%
Propose logistics solutions for customers.
74%
Develop or maintain cost estimates, forecasts, or cost models.
74%
Prepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems.
73%
Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.
73%
Determine feasibility of designing new facilities or modifying existing facilities, based on factors such as cost, available space, schedule, technical requirements, or ergonomics.
72%
Design comprehensive supply chains that minimize environmental impacts or costs.
72%
Create models or scenarios to predict the impact of changing circumstances, such as fuel costs, road pricing, energy taxes, or carbon emissions legislation.
72%
Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans.
70%
Develop specifications for equipment, tools, facility layouts, or material-handling systems.
70%
Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.
69%
Evaluate effectiveness of current or future logistical processes.
68%
Direct the work of logistics analysts.
67%
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.
66%
Determine requirements for compliance with environmental certification standards.
64%
Develop or document procedures to minimize or mitigate carbon output resulting from the movement of materials or products.
63%
Conduct environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation.
61%
Develop or document reverse logistics management processes to ensure maximal efficiency of product recycling, reuse, or final disposal.
61%
Review global, national, or regional transportation or logistics reports for ways to improve efficiency or minimize the environmental impact of logistics activities.
60%
Assess the environmental impact or energy efficiency of logistics activities, using carbon mitigation software.
54%