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How exposed to AI is a Logistics Analyst?

Of the 31 tasks O*NET lists for logistics analysts, 12 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 3 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Global Logistics AnalystLogistics AnalystLogistics Management AnalystMaterial Supply PlannerSupply Chain AnalystTransportation Analyst
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
31
tasks rated for this occupation
73%
hold a degree, from a survey of 22
189k
people do this job in the US
12 of 48
least protected in business and finance

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

12
  • Maintain databases of logistics information
  • Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation
  • Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes
  • Prepare reports on logistics performance measures
  • Enter logistics-related data into databases
  • Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies
  • Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost
  • Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting
  • Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes
  • Determine packaging requirements
  • Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs
  • Arrange for sale or lease of excess storage or transport capacity to minimize losses or inefficiencies associated with empty space

Only with software built on top

16
  • Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers
  • Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies
  • Track product flow from origin to final delivery
  • Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis
  • Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity
  • Contact carriers for rates or schedules
  • Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing
  • Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost
  • Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns
  • Identify opportunities for inventory reductions
  • Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution
  • Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers
  • Contact potential vendors to determine material availability
  • Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments
  • Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation
  • Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies

Cannot be sped up

3
  • Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes
  • Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes
  • Compare locations or environmental policies of carriers or suppliers to make transportation decisions with lower environmental impact
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.