The basic meaning of logistics functions exactly how contains the meaning of the function of logistics? What are the basic functions it? With the continuous development of logistics science, knowledge of logistics functions has been deepened. Traditional logistics theory is that the logistics function is "in the production of goods sent to customers in the process of the activities", or "the goods specified location, specified in the world, at the specified price to the customers." This is a kind of offering our customers the goods, can say is a kind of meet the need of "function" to be met.

       But, in the current world economic integration and the common product oversupply situation, obviously, the enterprise to increase sales, should not only in terms of product development, make oneself of the commodities is better than that of other companies, and strengthen the sales activities, but also improve the logistics service, logistics service is better than other companies. This is because, the quality of the goods and the price is about the same now, a preponderance of the commodity itself is not easy so have to logistics as a means of marketing competition, to take advantage in terms of service to the customer. This is a kind of the logistics as a commodity competition strength point of view. Logistics has been responsible for part of the business flow of task here, is to promote sales, support sales of "create the required functionality.

In addition, due to the variety of goods, shorten the life of the market is difficult to grasp, the slightest negligence discontinuity or inventory may appear. Therefore, master sales and inventory information as soon as possible, in today's commodity under the situation of the development of varieties, more is essential. Based on this, the logistics should have make the supply and need to fit each other "overall balance between supply and demand function" is inevitable.