Abstract
There are many concepts in the transport and logistics business: transport, logistics, transportation, forwarding, etc. There are also a number of different study programs and disciplines such as: transport economics, transport logistics, logistics management, etc. All of these titles are often related to the content of the plan, planning, organization, management and control of the movement of human, material, informational and financial flows. However, in practice, they are often correlated and misused. Therefore, it is an important task to properly define these concepts. This article, based on various scientific literature, deals with the concept of transport logistics in various disciplines and fields of research. The results of this analysis made it possible to identify that there is no unified logistic term. Therefore, a qualitative study was also used. The purpose of this study is to identify the concept of transport/logistics companies in the Baltic States as the concept is treated in business. The results of the research have shown that the concept of transport logistics is also understood differently. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to formulate the definition of transport logistics on the basis of the results of the scientific literature analysis and qualitative research.
Highlights
IntroductionLogistics was often connected only with its two functions of transport and warehousing
In its beginning phases, logistics was often connected only with its two functions of transport and warehousing
European Union has highlighted the problem of the lack of knowledge in the field of transport logistics and there fore encourages different types of educational undertak ings, which will help the sector to improve the image of European freight transport logistics companies (EC 2015)
Summary
Logistics was often connected only with its two functions of transport and warehousing. It is limited to flow of goods across space and is a connective function in the fields of delivery of raw materials for manufacturing needs and for distributing final products. It is a part of adding value, which is in cluded into strategic management and decisions through transport logistics. Taking into account all of the major components of a logistics system, such as warehous ing, inventory, packaging, and information flows in ad dition to transport, planning them in a systematic way, and at the same time respecting constraints of appropriate costs and service levels, is the core task of modern logis tics (Rushton et al 2014). The main focus is on movement of goods in a supply chain, which is more than mere transport of goods, since it cov ers full business and operational frames within which the movement or movement of the cargo is planned, managed
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