EPMS- Logisitcs - supply and flow

EPMS

Logistics

Particularly in Australia, the efficient sourcing and movement of material and people is essential to an event or festival. Often the great distances involved mean that this part of event management can be the biggest item in the budget. It is not just getting all this to the event site, logistics concerns the movement around the site - which is a function of site design - and the removal of all material and people from the site or venue. As with all other areas of event management, the schedule is the master document. For example movement around the site will depend on time. A aerial snap shot of a venue or event site will show different patterns at different times.

Logistics is both a science and an art. It is also a convenient way of classifying an aspect of event management. Each of these three areas on the slide require deferent skills and knowledge.

Logistics can be divided into these area as well. This type of categorization assists the management in that nothing is left out.

This image is an overview of the pre-event logistics

At the same time as the event elements are sourced then the logistics is used to analyse the site.

The site can be regarded as temporary storage for all the goods in the logistic system that supports the event. The reason to consider this is that it is the one area often forgotten. The classic mistake is to think that the crate or box containing equipment will disappear once it is emptied - WRONG - you now need to store the empty box as well as place the equipment.

The elements of event shutdown can also be analyzed in terms of logistics.

Each of these elements can be thought of as contributing to the sourcing and flow of the customers. They all require a checklists - as supplied on this web site

The event product can be intangible as well as these tangible items. However they all need to be supplied efficiently to the event.

The facilities are the third element that needs to be analyzed in logistical terms. Supply - sourcing and flow - both to the event, around the event and out of the site.

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	Logistics is both a science and an art. It is also a convenient way of classifying an aspect of event management. Each of these three areas on the slide require deferent skills and knowledge.
	Logistics can be divided into these area as well. This type of categorization assists the management in that nothing is left out.
	This image is an overview of the pre-event logistics
	At the same time as the event elements are sourced then the logistics is used to analyse the site. The site can be regarded as temporary storage for all the goods in the logistic system that supports the event. The reason to consider this is that it is the one area often forgotten. The classic mistake is to think that the crate or box containing equipment will disappear once it is emptied - WRONG - you now need to store the empty box as well as place the equipment.
	The elements of event shutdown can also be analyzed in terms of logistics.
	Each of these elements can be thought of as contributing to the sourcing and flow of the customers. They all require a checklists - as supplied on this web site
	The event product can be intangible as well as these tangible items. However they all need to be supplied efficiently to the event.
	The facilities are the third element that needs to be analyzed in logistical terms. Supply - sourcing and flow - both to the event, around the event and out of the site.