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In business, logistics refer to the controlling of flow between the point of consumption and the point of origin to require corporations and customers. Thus, logistics management is the control of supply chain purposes which included to outbound and inbound transportation, supply and demand planning, inventory management, order fulfillment, fleet management, warehousing, logistics network design, and also management for the third party of the logistic services provider. It has a function in planning and scheduling production, customer service, procurement and sourcing, assembly and packaging.  

Logistic services can be defined as the route of shipping of products. Some aspects must be taken as a concern. For the most important thing in shipping process is timing. Typically, the timeline will begin in shipment time and date. After that, there will be pre-planned delivery agendas. This delivery schedules or plans are provided to the receivers and clients. In that situation, the receivers or consumers will be prepared to get an acceptance of delivery. Then, there is also a third party in logistics which is commonly known as the application of commercial shipment process that mostly used nowadays. There are some categories in third party logistics which are courier services, freight forwarding, and many other procedures involving in transporting services and integrated shipping.

Moreover, the third party of logistic services includes to the inventory functions, picking, cross docking, warehousing, freight forwarding, and also transporting. In the management of logistics, it will be dealt with the framework of implementation and plan in several commodities in the business side. It will have planning and execution on capital flow, services, information, and materials which require in tracking and scheduling. The communication also has its role in this part of the business aspect. So, the advanced communications in logistics is needed for today.

The communication in logistic services which comes to be the most important thing include to data transfer and voice communication. In both types communication, the logistics process will be completed. For data transfer, it is part of the various functions of credentials which apply to physical inventory. The physical inventory includes to RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Devices) and barcode labels. It must be the crucial one for the new climate of a digital system in tracking. It will provide the universal and efficient method in following a shipment over the supply chain to reach the destination. This kind of supply chain has development based on internet technology.

By using technology, it will be easier in tracking the shipment. However, it also takes a result of the interdependency of information and also the innovations. So, the quality of logistic services can be valued from the system of technologies that are used. In improving the ability and quality services, digital technologies take a significant role so that the supply chain will be ordered and distributed well. Time to time, there might be some innovations for communication in logistics. For providing the large products, the service of logistics will have some development in delivering goods for supplies to customers.