Logistics Manager

Coordinates the movement of goods from factory to customer — warehousing, shipping, and tracking.

Did you know?

Amazon's Prime Now, launched in New York in 2014, delivered some orders within one hour, or within two hours at no extra fee.

Mathematics: Work out how many trucks and boxes are needed so no space is wasted on a delivery.
Geography: Choose the quickest route for goods between factories, ports and shops around the world.
Business Studies: Balance speed against cost so parcels arrive on time without the company losing money.
Computer Science: Use tracking software to see where every parcel is and spot delays before they grow.

Malcom McLean: Invented the modern shipping container; the first container ship sailed from New Jersey in 1956.

Pick two pairs of towns or cities: one pair close together and one pair far apart. Find the distance between each pair.
Using the made-up speeds on the card, work out how many hours each trip would take by truck, train and plane.
Now choose how to send three things: fresh flowers, a load of bricks and one urgent medicine. Would you pick the fastest option every time?
Write one sentence for each choice explaining why, thinking about speed, cost and size.

Logistics managers and freight brokers weigh speed against cost for every load, and rarely pick a plane unless the goods are urgent or perishable.

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Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, USA, China