The Four Logistic Drivers

Incorporating sustainable development brings in two further dimensions -social and environmental. These add to the economic challenge for the logisticians who, let us note, have not yet - specifically in small and medium-sized businesses taken it on board that they have to incorporate the other two. Fortunately, the three features to be reconciled are not mutually contradictory -as the economic feature lies in the same direction as the enviromnental and social ones although this statement remains to be demonstrated. 

We introduce here the concept of logistic drivers making the link between the company s strategic objectives and their operational translation in the supply chain. These drivers are in line with the aim of logistics as defined by James Hesket (1977) in these terms Respond to demand at a given level of service at the lowest cost and also cross-check with Martin Christopher s dictum. Four in total, they incorporate in addition the new environmental component. We quote  

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