Occupation
Logistics Engineers
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.
$82,320 medianBright outlookBachelor's typical
O*NET 31.0 · 13-1081.01
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
- 02Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
- 03Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
- 04Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
- 05Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
- 06Interview key staff or tour facilities to identify efficiency-improvement, cost-reduction, or service-delivery opportunities.
- 07Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues, such as operational process improvement or facility design or layout.
- 08Design plant distribution centers.
- 09Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements.
- 10Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency.
- 11Propose logistics solutions for customers.
- 12Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Logistics EngineerReliability EngineerSupportability EngineerSystems EngineerAcquisition Logistics EngineerLogistics Specialist
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Knowledge the job leans on
Engineering and TechnologyMathematicsTransportationProduction and ProcessingComputers and ElectronicsEnglish LanguageEconomics and AccountingAdministration and Management
Skills that carry over from service
Systems AnalysisSystems EvaluationComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingTime ManagementOperations AnalysisCoordinationService Orientation