The first step to accomplishing a task is planning. Now, planning encapsulates various factors. It involves procuring the goods, storage facilities, and delivery of products to the exact location.

Apart from these, the other parameters are – time, transportation, and the costs. A supply chain operative should be able to devise the flow chart for the whole operation. The purpose of planning is to attain maximum work in the least possible time. At the same time, the planning should aim at maximizing the profits.

Proper planning is a wise plan, but an experienced manager will be able to prepare for the unforeseen circumstances as well. These situations can be related to:

The products
Unavailability of the transportation
Any internal issue in the organization
For this, a contingency plan should be there to avoid any logistics failure. Logistics planning process is incomplete without an emergency plan.