Logistics essentially constitute a planning framework through which an integrated plan is aimed at creating for the flow of products and information within a business.

Supply chain management focuses on collaboration, trust, and the acceptance that, through proper management, a set of parts may exceed in value the sum of the individual departments that comprise it.

The source of competitive advantage primarily lies in the company's ability to differentiate itself positively in the eyes of the customer compared to competitors, and secondly in its ability to operate at a lower cost and consequently achieve higher profits.