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Figurę 1. Logistics center and its surrounding

Source: S. Abt, Zarządzanie logistyczne w przedsiębiorstwie, PWE, Warszawa 1998, p. 211

The example how the logistics center look like is shown in the figurę 1. Transportation, storage, packaging, labeling and other functions are concentrated in one place. Localization of such centers helps to coordinate work of all market participants.^{1 2}

Development of logistics centers is strictly connected with development of new multimodal technologies, which offer an appropriate Computer structure, adjusted to many transport branches. The basie rule accepted in the whole world in designing and locating logistics centers is to relate them directly with at least two transport branches. If the centre is able to operate with many transport branches, it is morę attractive for customers'.

Functional structure of logistics centre consists of three basie areas³:

- intermodal transport system;

multifunctional system of logistics services; electronically integrated telecomputer system.

1

Grabara J„ Jahnatek L„ Poprawa konkurencyjności przedsiębiorstwa dzięki nowoczesnym rozwiązaniom logistyki odwrotnej.

2

Zarządzanie w przedsiębiorstwie . cz.2 . Wydawnictwo Politechniki Częstochowskiej. Częstochowa 2007. s.50-54 Teoria a praktyka polskich centrów logistycznych.. Spedycja Transport Logistyka 10/2001 p.44

3

Centra Logistyczne w Polsce, AE we Wrocławiu, Wrocław. 2001