Anticipatory Logistics on Supply Chain Management

Getting the right product to the right place in the right quantity at the right time, in the best condition and at an acceptable cost is the challenge of logistics. It's an area that embraces purchasing and supplier management, materials management and manufacturing, inventory management and warehousing, distribution and transport, and customer service. With all this said I do believe that the corporate world can benefit from anticipatory logistics. First there must be a definition …

…must forecast accurately and adapt quickly to changing consumer needs. In conclusion, both the military and civilian corporations are using anticipatory logistics. While some may use it more and some less it all really falls into the category of utilizing computers and technology to track, record, forecast, and move a product. Whether it is a 72-ton tank of a puzzle for a toy store the same SCM method can be used and are being used.