What does Outbound Logistics mean?

Outbound logistics (distribution logistics) is the packing, dispatch and delivery of finished goods to customers: the flow of products out of the company, from the warehouse or production line to the end customer. It is the counterpart to inbound logistics.

What outbound logistics covers

It includes order processing and consolidation, packaging, warehouse dispatch, transport, last-mile delivery and delivery optimisation. The aim is to get orders to the right place, in the right quantity, at the right time.

Why it matters

Outbound is the last, most visible step of the supply chain: however smoothly inbound and warehousing run, a slow or unreliable delivery is what the customer remembers. Efficient load planning and dispatch are what make it work.

That last step is where a TMS earns its keep. In the Planner Module from IMPARGO delivery tours are planned with truck-legal routes, per-country toll and cost, then sent to the driver with navigation in the DriverApp.