Logistics companies in the Organizational Chart Used in many wars that took plac

e in the history of World Logistics was implemented in the Army, in order to be

in the rear, a sector strategy. Its purpose was to make military planning, which
made up the study of the opponent (strengths and vulnerable), the definition of
fronts, handling and movement of troops and equipment, and scheduling of suppor
t staff (technical supplies, and supplies). The Army has always been in history,
synonymous with discipline and hierarchical obedience. Perhaps this was the rea
son for the great success of Logistics, which has as its main feature, be inclus
ive. It was a departmental sector fully capable of planning, directly related to
the decisions of the general command. Did the consolidation of information and
potential sectors. Based on them, using all available resources in order to achi
eve the goals of the group. The companies, which in history, always been based o
n organizational models of Church and Army, in structuring themselves, sought to
adapt the logistics business. This occurred by the need to have a differentiato
r, as we began to live the period of competitiveness, where it was needed an int
egrated solution that called an overall gain in the process and not in isolated
spots. Many companies do not know, or could not adjust it and take full advantag
e of the new organizational situation, due to lack of experienced professionals,
for not having professionals with this profile generic view, or leave the depar
tment with limited autonomy, where major strategic decisions and always stopped
at the table of a "commander" conservative, and worried about the reaction of th
e managers of the involved areas. Those who knew, grew up and served as propagan
da dissiminação nomenclature. For some time now, the logistics were treated wr
ongly by businesses, like fashion. By listening to talk, many have begun to crea
te branches and departments called Logistics Department. Today we see many compa
nies using the name for the Logistics department, where the service has nothing
to do, and worse, with department managers reused extinct, or because they are b
eing appointed, simply by having time at home. Although there has been an evolut
ion in terms of dissemination and greater understanding of the scope of Logistic
s, serious mistakes continue to occur. They lack professional expertise, and org
anization charts, Logistics loses its autonomy, it should have, below department
and tolhedores conservatives. It is very important to their position in the org
anization chart, in direct contact with the company command, and making the inte
gration of all system interfaces. In the middle phase of globalization, where th
e market requires to produce more at lower costs, higher quality and better serv
ice, the use of logistics in business is a matter of survival. For companies tha
t used in the past, Logistics incorrectly and created a paradigm, the effectiven
ess of the concept, I suggest a re-evaluation of posture, trying to approach the
subject with an overview of the process, forgetting the current administration,
which is used often of good leadership, however remote, that contribute nothing
to the main purpose of the organization.
March/1998
Marcos Valle Verlangieri Showcase Director of Information Services S / C Ltda.,
The company that created and maintains the www.guiadelogistica.com.br