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communication, interpersonal, decision-making, and leadership skills who want to play a major role in ensuring that goods, equipment, raw materials, and other items arrive in a timely manner. The Work of Logisticians Logisticians are master organizers who figure out how to quickly and efficiently deliver resources from Point A to Point B. They manage the entire life cycle of a product to determine if it can be more effectively acquired, stored, distributed, and delivered to customers and other end users. Typical logistics activities focus on a variety of areas, such as inbound and outbound transportation management, warehousing, fleet management , order fulfillment, inventory management, management of third-party logistics service providers, sourcing and procurement, packaging and assembly, and customer service. Work responsibilities for logisticians vary by employer, but most perform the following duties:

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Careers in Infrastructure: Logisticians