Logistics is the overall management of the way resources are moved
to the areas where they are required. It can be considered as a tool
for getting the Oil and Gas products where they are needed and when
they are desired. Logistics and Distribution heavily depend on the
proper management and coordination of a product's supply chain for
the purpose of increasing efficiency and profitability
It is difficult to accomplish any marketing or manufacturing
without logistical support. It involves the integration of
information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material
handling and packaging. This integration requires the efficient
workforce of a combined team of professionals who bring together
their specific skills to achieve the main goal of logistics and
distribution which is the geographical repositioning of raw
materials, work in process and finished inventories where required,
at the lowest cost possible.
Typically, Supply Chain Management attempts to centrally control or
link the production, shipment and distribution of the Oil and Gas
products. By managing the supply chain, companies are able to
significantly reduce the time and hence provide products faster. By
integrating the workforce and processes in different departments,
the corporates keep a tighter control of inventories, internal
production, distribution and sales.
India being a geographically diverse country involving heavy
traffic in logistics of existing companies, we have a large pool of
people involved in logistics and distribution who would like to
explore more possibilities in their career in logistics.
A birds eye view of upstream activities :
Logistics &
Distribution.
Logistics & Distribution is the overall management of the way
the resources (extracted in the midstream activities) are moved to
the areas where they are required.
Downstream
Activities 
Manager of Supply Chain Transportation
