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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1081.01
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Logistics Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Logistics Engineers
- Systems Engineer
- Reliability Engineer
- Logistics Engineer
- Procurement Engineer
- Logistics System Engineer
- Logistics Research Engineer
- Logistics Planning Engineer
- Logistics Engineering Manager
- Integrated Logistics Operations Manager
- Cost Estimating Engineer
- Cost Engineer
- Continuous Improvement Specialist
Tasks for “Cost Reduction Engineer”
- Review contractual commitments, customer specifications, or related information to determine logistics or support requirements.
- Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency.
- Conduct logistics studies or analyses, such as time studies, zero-base analyses, rate analyses, network analyses, flow-path analyses, or supply chain analyses.
- Develop logistic metrics, internal analysis tools, or key performance indicators for business units.
- Prepare logistic strategies or conceptual designs for production facilities.
- Evaluate the use of technologies, such as global positioning systems (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), route navigation software, or satellite linkup systems, to improve transportation efficiency.
- Prepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems.
- Evaluate effectiveness of current or future logistical processes.
- Identify or develop business rules or standard operating procedures to streamline operating processes.
- Review global, national, or regional transportation or logistics reports for ways to improve efficiency or minimize the environmental impact of logistics activities.
- Apply logistics modeling techniques to address issues such as operational process improvement or facility design or layout.
- Develop or maintain cost estimates, forecasts, or cost models.
- Direct the work of logistics analysts.
- Develop specifications for equipment, tools, facility layouts, or material-handling systems.
- Identify cost-reduction or process-improvement logistic opportunities.
- Develop or document procedures to minimize or mitigate carbon output resulting from the movement of materials or products.
- Design plant distribution centers.
- Propose logistics solutions for customers.
- Conduct environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation.
- Determine requirements for compliance with environmental certification standards.
- Interview key staff or tour facilities to identify efficiency-improvement, cost-reduction, or service-delivery opportunities.
- Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.
- Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.
- Assess the environmental impact or energy efficiency of logistics activities, using carbon mitigation software.
- Create models or scenarios to predict the impact of changing circumstances, such as fuel costs, road pricing, energy taxes, or carbon emissions legislation.
- Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
- Determine feasibility of designing new facilities or modifying existing facilities, based on factors such as cost, available space, schedule, technical requirements, or ergonomics.
- Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans.
- Design comprehensive supply chains that minimize environmental impacts or costs.
- Develop or document reverse logistics management processes to ensure maximal efficiency of product recycling, reuse, or final disposal.
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