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To this day, many business owners still don’t understand the differences between warehouse and logistics. Many people think a warehouse is warehousing, part of a series of logistics business activities.
However, in reality, warehouses and logistics play separate rolesand impact business activities in different ways.
Several economics works of literature state that a warehouse is a commercial building or warehouse for storing both raw and finished goods, So the goods are safe and ready at any time to be taken for the production process.
Warehouse companies or warehousing service providers generally carry out a series of activities ranging from unloading, receiving, checking, and storing goodsto following up complaints.
Logistics, meanwhile, is a series of activities that start with planning and monitoring the movement of products from the production site to the consumer or the user’s location.
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This means that logistics activities are much broader than those in a warehouse because they start with planning the movement of goods, storage, and sending goods to consumers at the final point.
Logistics companies use warehouses only to store products temporarily. Goods stored in the warehouse belong to other companies that use their services for easy distribution to customers from one address to another.
In other words, the warehouse is part of the logistics activities. It’s a link in the chain of logistics activities to store goods.
Even so, both logistics and warehouses have important functions to produce and distribute goods to the hands of the consumers.
Using logistics services will allow the companies to be more efficient and effective in delivering goods. The companies only need to hand over their activities, starting from moving, monitoring, and finally distributing goods from the production center, warehouse, all the way to the final vantage point.
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Handing it over to a logistics company will make time and budget management more efficient. The companies must also carefully determine whether they need only a place to store goods or distribute them to the customers.
If they only need a place to store goods, then a warehouse is the right place to choose. Determining what they really need will surely save their budget.
However, to obtain maximum levels of efficiency and effectiveness in the management, deviations, and delivery of goods, it’s important to look at the selected logistics company.
An effective and efficient logistics company generally has an integrated service concept, a.k.a. a one-stop service.
Experience and connections, including transportation facilities, warehouses, branch offices, and ownership of technology to monitor the goods delivery process, also greatly determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the logistics cycle.
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What’s more, its reputation as a trusted and widely known logistics company must also be considered. One of themis SELOG, a business line within PT Serasi Autoraya, or SERA, and a part of the well-established PT Astra International, Tbk.
SELOG serves the customers’ needs in end-to-end logistics through a series of diverse services. They range from Contract Logistics, Shipping Services, Shipping Agencies, Forwarding Agencies, Warehouse and Yard Management to Courier Services.
It’s an integrated logistics service ranging from planning, implementation, to monitoring processes so that customers can focus on core competencies and increase their business profits.
This refers to domestic cargo delivery and distribution services using quality sea transportation modes that prioritize cargo delivery for the automotive industry, heavy equipment, and other freight.
This service collaborates with S5 Agency World as the largest shipping agent in Asia.
Our freight forwarding service ensure the safety, punctuality, and zero-defect transportation of heavy equipment and other cargo using various modes of transportation.
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We provide warehousing and storage services for your supply chain needs, utilizing a Warehouse Management System (WMS) to continuously track receipts, picking, shipping, detention, damaged goods, and completed orders.
WMS allows customers to monitor real-time inventory status. We also provide additional inbound and outbound transportation services to ensure your goods arrive safely and without damage.
This is an express delivery services for sending packages using the appropriate vehicle for your needs. This service is divided into the standard service (same-day, next-day, and regular services) and VPD (Valuable, Perishable, Dangerous Goods) service for delivering documents, packages, and goods that are too large and heavy to be shipped using regular cargo.
SELOG’s services are also supported by the latest digital technology that streamlines the processes and makes them effective and efficient for customers’ businesses.
With its Astra Fleet Management Solution (FMS), SELOG provides businesses in Indonesia with IT-based comprehensive solutions for managing fleet vehicles.