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Job Description
Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1081.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Logistics Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Logistics Engineers
- Systems Engineer
- Reliability Engineer
- Logistics Engineer
- Procurement Engineer
- Logistics System Engineer
- Logistics Research Engineer
- Logistics Planning Engineer
- Integrated Logistics Operations Manager
- Cost Reduction Engineer
- Cost Estimating Engineer
- Cost Engineer
- Continuous Improvement Specialist
Tasks for “Logistics Engineering Manager”
- Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.
- Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency.
- Develop or maintain cost estimates, forecasts, or cost models.
- Determine requirements for compliance with environmental certification standards.
- Prepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems.
- Develop or document procedures to minimize or mitigate carbon output resulting from the movement of materials or products.
- Propose logistics solutions for customers.
- Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
- Design plant distribution centers.
- Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
- Determine feasibility of designing new facilities or modifying existing facilities, based on factors such as cost, available space, schedule, technical requirements, or ergonomics.
- Review global, national, or regional transportation or logistics reports for ways to improve efficiency or minimize the environmental impact of logistics activities.
- Evaluate effectiveness of current or future logistical processes.
- Create models or scenarios to predict the impact of changing circumstances, such as fuel costs, road pricing, energy taxes, or carbon emissions legislation.
- Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
- Direct the work of logistics analysts.
- Develop specifications for equipment, tools, facility layouts, or material-handling systems.
- Develop or document reverse logistics management processes to ensure maximal efficiency of product recycling, reuse, or final disposal.
- Conduct environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation.
- Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.
- Assess the environmental impact or energy efficiency of logistics activities, using carbon mitigation software.
- 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.
- Design comprehensive supply chains that minimize environmental impacts or costs.
- Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
- Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans.
- Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
- Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues such as operational process improvement or facility design or layout.
- Interview key staff or tour facilities to identify efficiency-improvement, cost-reduction, or service-delivery opportunities.
- Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements.
- Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
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- Microsoft SharePoint
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- IBM Notes
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- Microsoft Access
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- Microsoft Visio
- i2 Transportation Modeler
- IBM ILOG CPLEX/Dispatcher
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- Minitab
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- Prolog
- Microsoft Word
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