#logisticsmadesimple by Per Olof Arnäs

Last Updated: June 13, 2026
I am a PhD and former university teacher in logistics. I explain concepts and terms related to logistics in a short and simple way.
Blockchain
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Can this technology be used in supply chains? 

Lot sizing
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How much or how often should you order products?

Communication technology
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This time I am answering a question from a viewer. How is 5G and other communication technologies transforming logistics?

Safety stock
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It has nothing to do with personal safety - but what is it then?!

Forecasting
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When we try to predict the future. #LogisticsMadeSimple #logistics #Course

Reverse Logistics
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What about when flows go the other way? What makes Reverse logistics different? #LogisticsMadeSimple #logistics #Course

Reduce environmental footprint from transport with AI
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A follow-up on how to reduce environmental footprint from transport. How can we use AI? #LogisticsMadeSimple #logistics #Course #ai

Why we move stuff #2
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A follow-up on why we move stuff - There are a number of "imbalances" in transportation systems that also affect how and why we move stuff.

Load factor
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"Load factor" or "Fill rate" is one of the most misunderstood and over simplified concepts in logistics. How full is a full container - really?!

The Bullwhip Effect
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What is the Bullwhip effect? And what has it got to do with toilet paper? #LogisticsMadeSimple #logistics #Course

Roles for a middle man in supply chains
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Business models bridging the gaps and creating the utilities worth paying for. #LogisticsMadeSimple #logistics #Course #LMS

012 Gaps in supply chains
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There are a number of possible business models leveraging gaps in supply chains. #LogisticsMadeSimple #logistics #Course #LMS

011 Utilities
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Utilities - things worth paying for.

010 What is Supply Chain Management?
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Let's peek inside the definition. #LogisticsMadeSimple #Logistics #Course

009 Book tip!
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Here is a book tip for you!

008 Increase profitability
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How can we increase profitability through logistics?

007 Return on Investment
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What is ROI?

006 What is Logistics Management
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Logistics Managament - we try to dissect what it actually means.

005 Reduce environmental footprint from transportation
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There are FOUR ways to do this.

004 Just-In-Time
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Do you know about JIT?

003 Customer Order Decoupling Point
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Where Push goes to Pull!

002 Storage
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Why do we NOT transport sometimes?

001 Why do we move stuff?
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First episode! Why do we move stuff?

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