Supply Chain Management, the Control and Organizational Flow of Material, Information, and Finances

Abstract

Logistics management is the part of supply chain that arranges, actualizes, and controls the proficient, powerful forward, and turns around stream and capacity of merchandise, administrations, and related data between the purpose of inception and the purpose of utilization with a specific end goal to meet client’s requirements (Waters, 2009). An expert working in the field of logistics administration is known as a logistician. The purpose of the thesis is to provide some data to import football from Pakistan to Finland while keeping the cost low on transportation as it is the most expensive part of the business, by choosing the right selection of port and selecting the proper size of vehicle for transporting goods from ports to the destination, to compete within the market with other similar products is by offering the lower price and providing quality products. The aim and of this thesis work is to present a cost-effective and efficient way to import goods from Pakistan to Finland, selection of suitable transportation system, comparison between FCL (Full Container Load) and LCL (Less than a Container Load), selection of a logistics company. In order to achieve the above objectives, I have divided the entire work in different successive topics, which are Introduction (Background of the study); Logistics and supply chain management, and import and export procedures.