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Logistics Engineers

ID

work_business_financial/logistics_engineers

Type

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Children

30

Child Nodes (30)

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Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.

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Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.

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Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.

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Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.

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Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.

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Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.

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Interview key staff or tour facilities to identify efficiency-improvement, cost-reduction, or service-delivery opportunities.

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Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues, such as operational process improvement or facility design or layout.

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Design plant distribution centers.

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Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements.

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Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency.

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Propose logistics solutions for customers.

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Develop or maintain cost estimates, forecasts, or cost models.

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Prepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems.

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Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.

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Determine feasibility of designing new facilities or modifying existing facilities, based on factors such as cost, available space, schedule, technical requirements, or ergonomics.

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Design comprehensive supply chains that minimize environmental impacts or costs.

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Create models or scenarios to predict the impact of changing circumstances, such as fuel costs, road pricing, energy taxes, or carbon emissions legislation.

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Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans.

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Develop specifications for equipment, tools, facility layouts, or material-handling systems.

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Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.

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Evaluate effectiveness of current or future logistical processes.

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Direct the work of logistics analysts.

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Evaluate the use of technologies, such as global positioning systems (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), route navigation software, or satellite linkup systems, to improve transportation efficiency.

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Determine requirements for compliance with environmental certification standards.

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Develop or document procedures to minimize or mitigate carbon output resulting from the movement of materials or products.

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Conduct environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation.

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Develop or document reverse logistics management processes to ensure maximal efficiency of product recycling, reuse, or final disposal.

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Review global, national, or regional transportation or logistics reports for ways to improve efficiency or minimize the environmental impact of logistics activities.

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Assess the environmental impact or energy efficiency of logistics activities, using carbon mitigation software.