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In the last few years, production of grain has increased all over the globe. The United States, Canada, Ukraine, Russia, Argentina and Australia are searching for ways to get a bigger share in the grain market. Thus, the competition has strengthened. Due to the rise in grain supply, the price reduces and simultaneously the profit also reduces. When the production range rises, the problem of storing it and delivering it rises for the companies that are involved in trading of grain.

It is because the most cost-effective method of storing and delivering grain at this time of decreasing profit margins is the most important way in which a company can hold themselves in a competitive market.

Lately, logistics stands out as a dynamic sector which develops swiftly on a global scale. The volume of international trade has increased because of the lifting barriers to international trade, rising foreign investors and technological developments. Obstacles like quotas, customs taxes and capital controls that separate national economies have lessened; services, workforce and capital become quicker and simpler to move among countries.

In parallel with the rise in the international trade volume, the loss of the borders among the countries and the development of the idea of globalization, the logistics sector has now attained importance. Recently, logistics have become one of the most important, largest as well as most dynamic sectors in the world. Goods and services are made in any geographical part of the world, produced on some other land and sold somewhere else. So to stand out and have benefits, quick and on-time delivery has become necessary for service and commodity-producing companies.

The logistics sector enters into the picture from this perspective; it plays a role in product delivery from any place in the world, storage at required locations, package and custom clearance and so on. Logistics is a vital competition power for industries that are in ultimate rivalry to survive among the competition, looking for ways to create quality products at cheap rate and to market those products and achieve new successes from quality as well as cost point of view.

The logistics that is termed as “the delivery of the products at the right location and time with an acceptable price to the customers” is a promising sector. So, to be alive, expand and stand in the competition in the promising sector, the person has to take correct as well as long term steps. When the word logistics is said, one should think beyond delivery and storage.

For a sustainable supply chain, a proper logistic strategy must be implemented. The supply chain management comprises of all processes like purchasing, production planning, resource use and marketing, flow management, after-sales support, service and logistics among others.

It is not at all possible to stand in marketing, production or international trade without logistics. In advanced industrial societies, logistics competence holds great value and clients expect that their products will be delivered to them on time. The one who makes proper and innovative planning has a great advantage in this field. The logistics sector is day by day developing around the globe and the competition level in this field is increasing too.

Thus, companies should constantly develop themselves on human resources, cost and quality of activities as well as on management procedure, their effectiveness and technology.