Controlling enterprise logistics costs

Abstract

Within the framework of the logistics approach, the enterprise as a whole should be considered as a logistics system consisting of individual links united in a single process of managing material and related processes. The stages of managing the enterprise’s logistics costs are carried out to achieve the following issues: to be able to forecast the profit of the next period; to determine the possibility of comparing indicators with competitors; to determine the real market value of the company, to consider the concept, composition and structure of the financial results of the enterprise; to study profit as an indicator of the effective activity of the enterprise; to study the procedure for forming and the possibility of distributing profit; to consider the main indicators and profitability to characterize the results of the enterprises; to create a financial plan for the organization. Methods and tools of controlling play an important role in optimizing logistics systems. Benchmarking, key performance indicators, cost and profitability analysis, as well as the use of information technology help to control the current situation, identify problem areas and develop strategies to improve performance. These methods and tools are an integral part of the logistics systems management process