SHIPPING & LOGISTICS

Getting to know the Shipping and Logistics Industry Business that is Increasing Rapidly
Shipping is a process of shipping goods from one place to a destination that is usually intended for consumers. While logistics is goods that will usually be sent. Shipping and logistics is a unified and interconnected whole. Do not underestimate this one industrial sector because its development is very rapid and gives such a high influence on the economy in Indonesia.
Interrelated Shipping and Logistics Work Fields
According to Wikipedia, logistics itself is information, energy, goods, science, art and other resources such as products and services originating from production sources which will then be sent to the market through the shipping process with the aim of maximizing capital. Without the support of shipping and logistics, manufacturing and marketing will certainly not be useful because this logistics covers quite a number of fields such as packaging, reverse logistics, warehousing, inventory, transportation and information integration.
The mission carried by the shipping and logistics industry is to deliver goods to consumers while receiving goods on time, in the right conditions, at a low cost while still providing benefits to those who provide logistics services. Not surprisingly, this field is always struggling with reducing costs as low as possible but still paying attention to the quality of the goods provided so as to maintain customer satisfaction.
Development of the Shipping and Logistics Industry in Indonesia
Along with changes and developments, the shipping and logistics industry has experienced an increase and development, especially in the last few years. According to Kadin or the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the improvement of the logistics business is really helped by the eCommerce business that is growing rapidly. The logistics business in the country is currently undergoing an era of industrial revival and is expected to continue to increase in the following year.
This has also been supported by the capitalization of courier services which even reaches more than Rp 50 trillion and each year, this business grows around 10 to 15 percent every year. This large number at the same time encourages the LPI or Logistics Performance Index, or in the Indonesian language, is the Logistic Performance Index where Indonesia was ranked 46 in 2018 last with a score of 3.14 and this result was issued by the world bank.