Logistics is generally concerned with cost centre service activities, but provides value via improved efficiency and customer satisfaction.
It is the science and process whereby reliability, maintainability, and availability are designed into products or systems.
Therefore, our logistics engineer must consider the reliability of all subcomponents or subsystems and modify system design accordingly.
In recent years, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) has advocated the use of performance-based logistics (PBL) contracts to manage costs for support of weapon systems.
Many top universities offer Logistics engineering programs at undergraduate and graduate levels.
These programs generally combine strategy, operations, facility design, technology and management.