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Logistics Analysts

Analyze product delivery or supply chain processes to identify or recommend changes. May manage route activity including invoicing, electronic bills, and shipment tracing.

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31 tasks22 core, 9 supplemental
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Code
13-1081.02SOC 2018: 13-1081

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22 core tasks and 9 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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  1. Task 1. Maintain databases of logistics information.Core taskTask 15898Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  2. Task 2. Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.Core taskTask 20009Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  3. Task 3. Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.Core taskTask 15889Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  4. Task 4. Track product flow from origin to final delivery.Core taskTask 15890Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  5. Task 5. Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.Core taskTask 15903Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  6. Task 6. Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.Core taskTask 15893Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  7. Task 7. Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.Core taskTask 15904Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  8. Task 8. Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.Core taskTask 15895Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  9. Task 9. Enter logistics-related data into databases.Core taskTask 15883Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  10. Task 10. Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.Core taskTask 15894Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  11. Task 11. Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis.Core taskTask 15905Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  12. Task 12. Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity.Core taskTask 15897Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  13. Task 13. Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies.Core taskTask 15899Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  14. Task 14. Contact carriers for rates or schedules.Core taskTask 15888Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  15. Task 15. Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing.Core taskTask 15896Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  16. Task 16. Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost.Core taskTask 15901Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  17. Task 17. Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns.Core taskTask 15902Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  18. Task 18. Identify opportunities for inventory reductions.Core taskTask 15881Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  19. Task 19. Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost.Core taskTask 15892Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  20. Task 20. Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting.Core taskTask 15900Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  21. Task 21. Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution.Core taskTask 15882Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  22. Task 22. Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes.Core taskTask 15891Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  23. Task 23. Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.Supplemental taskTask 20010Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  24. Task 24. Contact potential vendors to determine material availability.Supplemental taskTask 15887Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  25. Task 25. Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments.Supplemental taskTask 15884Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  26. Task 26. Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation.Supplemental taskTask 15886Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  27. Task 27. Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies.Supplemental taskTask 20011Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  28. Task 28. Determine packaging requirements.Supplemental taskTask 15885Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  29. Task 29. Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs.Supplemental taskTask 20014Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  30. Task 30. Compare locations or environmental policies of carriers or suppliers to make transportation decisions with lower environmental impact.Supplemental taskTask 20013Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020
  31. Task 31. Arrange for sale or lease of excess storage or transport capacity to minimize losses or inefficiencies associated with empty space.Supplemental taskTask 20012Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020

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