Conceptual Model of Logistics City

Logistics is referred to all of the coordinating activities that for investigate, research, study and assessment of needs and requirements of equipment, machines and tools, all of the equipment and fragments and all matters about Preparing, manufacturing, insurance, storage, warehousing, distribution, transportation, planning and preparation of work procedures, and system design and guidelines and monitoring is performed above mentioned. According to the literature of logistics issues in supply chain, if the logistical macro level divided to three main sector, department of transportation, inventory storage and department of logistics management; the logistics city word is referred to the areas that by costs for logistics management departments, planning for minimizing the costs of the transportation and inventory storage. According to existing definitions logistical centers are the areas that all of the activities related to transportation, distribution and other goods logistical services in a international or national levels is performed by several operators. Logistics cities are referred to the most developed and fullest logistics centers.

Logistics cities, logistics management, infrastructures, supply chain.