# 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. - Code: 13-1081.02 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 13-1081) - Family: [Business & Financial](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-13), one of its 50 occupations - Tasks: 31 tasks (22 core and 9 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/13-1081.02 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/13-1081.02.json ## What the work is made of 1. Maintain databases of logistics information. Core task · Task 15898 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 2. Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers. Core task · Task 20009 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 3. Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies. Core task · Task 15889 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 4. Track product flow from origin to final delivery. Core task · Task 15890 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 5. Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation. Core task · Task 15903 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 6. Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes. Core task · Task 15893 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 7. Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes. Core task · Task 15904 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 8. Prepare reports on logistics performance measures. Core task · Task 15895 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 9. Enter logistics-related data into databases. Core task · Task 15883 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 10. Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes. Core task · Task 15894 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 11. Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis. Core task · Task 15905 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 12. Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity. Core task · Task 15897 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 13. Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies. Core task · Task 15899 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 14. Contact carriers for rates or schedules. Core task · Task 15888 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 15. Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing. Core task · Task 15896 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 16. Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost. Core task · Task 15901 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 17. Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns. Core task · Task 15902 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 18. Identify opportunities for inventory reductions. Core task · Task 15881 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 19. Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost. Core task · Task 15892 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 20. Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting. Core task · Task 15900 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 21. Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution. Core task · Task 15882 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 22. Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes. Core task · Task 15891 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 23. Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers. Supplemental task · Task 20010 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 24. Contact potential vendors to determine material availability. Supplemental task · Task 15887 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 25. Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments. Supplemental task · Task 15884 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 26. Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation. Supplemental task · Task 15886 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 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 task · Task 20011 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 28. Determine packaging requirements. Supplemental task · Task 15885 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 29. Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs. Supplemental task · Task 20014 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 30. Compare locations or environmental policies of carriers or suppliers to make transportation decisions with lower environmental impact. Supplemental task · Task 20013 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2020 31. Arrange for sale or lease of excess storage or transport capacity to minimize losses or inefficiencies associated with empty space. 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