What are the differences between international logistics service projects and logistics service operations? Let's take a look at the following compiled by the editor:
Due to the purposefulness, uniqueness, one-time nature, constraint, uncertainty, and physicality of international logistics service projects, they are completely different from logistics service operations in many aspects. The main differences between the service operations of these two types of logistics include the following aspects. First, the nature and content of activities are different. In the process of logistics service operations, there will be a large number of repetitive or cyclical routine logistics service tasks. Most of them are logistics service operations provided for the production or sales of enterprise's standardized products. While in logistics service projects, there are mainly unique and non-repetitive specific service tasks.
On the other hand, the operating environments and methods of these two types are also different. The operating environment of logistics service operations is relatively closed and determined, while the operating environment of service projects is relatively open and uncertain. Also, the organization and management methods of these two are not the same. Logistics service operations generally form functional departments according to service content and they are respectively responsible for transportation, warehousing, packaging and other logistics service tasks. Logistics service projects generally organize project teams composed of professionals in transportation, warehousing, packaging and other fields according to the principle of common cooperation to carry out operations together. The management methods used by the two are also different. The former relies on the management method based on functional departments and emphasizes functional management and command orders; the latter relies on the management method based on activities and processes and emphasizes integrated management and equal cooperation.