Logistics standards

The set of standards applying to the various logistics activities and to the supply chain as a whole, whose purpose is to describe processes so as to support design, management and performance assessment. The French standard NF X50-600 describes the logistics process in detail, identifying the activities that make it up and the interfaces to be developed so that operations meet a customer's expectations. It can therefore serve as a reference for designing and assessing a logistics process. It is completed by two supplements: NF X50-602 describes in detail the activities making up a logistics process and the corresponding professional profiles, while NF X50-604 covers the analysis and development of the stages of an integrated overall logistics process (procurement, purchasing and logistics) and can serve as a reference for assessing their performance. The standard NF X60-600 deals more specifically with integrated logistics support. It describes its activities, objectives and the means to be deployed, and offers providers of logistics support services and their customers a contractual approach for designing the service together and defining the associated resources.