Not only is logistics essential, but it is also
expensive.
• One rule of thumb suggests that logistics costs
are 15–20 per cent of turnover.
• The USA has a GDP of $10 trillion, so it might
spend $1–2 trillion dollars a year on logistics,
with half of this spent on transport.
• The UK government, for example, says that 12
per cent of the GDP comes from wholesale and
retail trades and 6 per cent comes from transport
and storage.