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.
Skills
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Required Knowledge
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Roles & Responsibilities
Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
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