They also predict that the freighter fleet will nearly double by the year 2015. Prospects in the air cargo are thus favorable. Many factors explain this situation. One objective of this paper is to take a look at the air logistics industry and analyze its components in order to acquire a better understanding of the role played by the air cargo industry. The transportation of perishables will be used in order to facilitate the understanding of air logistics.
Perishables are a good example of logistics since they are living produces.
More operations and care are thus needed during their transport. Through the transport logistics of perishables, the complexity and advantages of the chain of logistics will be illustrated. Logistics brings competitive advantages such as reduction of costs, delivery times and losses. The logistics of transportation of goods can be visualized as a chain of operations with the vendor or supplier at one end and the customer or client at the other end. The main objective of logistics in an industry is customer's satisfaction and enhancement of standards.