Difference between inbound and outbound logistics?

Answer 1

logistics is simply getting right products at the right time, right place in right quantity, quality and right cost. Inbound logistics deals with the utilization of resources and raw materials with in the manufacturing plant or business where as in Outbound logistics deals with the movement of finished goods or products from the business to the end user, for example you order a bicycle and next day morning delivery guy is there at your door step with the bicycle and this is not a magic just a simple perfect example of outbound logistics.

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Stoney Varghese

Answer 2

Inbound logistics is the management of transport and storage for raw materials received by a business. Outbound logistics is the management of transport and storage for finished goods despatched by a business.

Answer 3

Logistics activities include inbound logistics or outbound logistics. Inbound logistics refers to the sourcing, expediting and receiving of goods, that is coming to the business organization. On the other extreme, outbound logistics is all about warehousing, packaging and transporting of goods, going out of the organisation.

Inbound logistics are all about moving raw materials, supplies, or finished goods into a supply chain. Through inbound logistics, a business secures its supply — that is, it obtains the products (or the materials to make the products) that it will eventually sell. The logistics processes that transport raw materials, inventory, or supplies from a supplier and into a business’s warehouse, distribution center, fulfillment center, or retail store are all considered inbound logistics.

Outbound logistics

Outbound logistics are all about moving finished inventory out of a supply chain — that is, moving inventory out of storage, fulfilling orders, and delivering those orders to end customers. Any logistics process involved in order confirmation, fulfillment (including picking and packing), shipping, last-mile delivery, customer service, and troubleshooting qualifies as an outbound logistics process.