Reading the Logistics Vision
Nowadays, most companies are familiar with the idea of “mission statement” as an expression of setting a vision for the business. The mission statement seeks to define the purpose of the business, its boundaries and its aspirations. It is now common for organizations to have such statement for the business as a whole and for key constituent components. What some companies have found is that there can be significant benefits to defining the logistics vision of the firm.
The purpose of the logistics vision statement is to give a clear indication which business intends to build a position of advantage through closer customer relationship. Such statement is never easy to construct. There is always the danger that they will publish the energetic and encouraging declaration that give everyone a warm feeling but provide no guideline for action.
Ideally the logistics vision should be built around the simple issue of “How do we intend to use logistics and supply chain management to create value for our customers” To realize this idea will necessitate a detailed understanding of how customer value is created and delivered in the market in which the business competes. Value chain analysis will be a fundamental element in this investigation as will the definition of the core competencies and capabilities of the organization. Asking the question “What activities do we excel in” and “What is it that differentiates us from our competitors” is the starting point or creating the logistics vision statement.
Earlier, it was suggested that the three words “Better, Faster, Cheaper” summarizes the ways in which logistics vision statement can provide value for customers. The criterion for good logistics vision statement is that it should provide the road map for how these three goals are to be achieved.
Questions:
What does mission statement intend to do
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