The government is set to spend P8 to 9 trillion from 2017 to 2022 for the Build, Build, Build (BBB) Infrastructure program, which seeks to accelerate infrastructure spending and develop industries that will yield robust growth, create jobs and improve the lives of Filipinos.
Now have we ever wondered how the massive project is being done simultaneously in these parts of the country with all the necessary materials and equipment ready all the time at the right places? Have we ever asked how these construction goods get delivered to them so quickly as soon as the project sites need or ordered them? One answer: Logistics
Logistics, as a business concept, evolved in the 1950s with the increasing complexity of supplying businesses with materials and products in globalized supply chain. Today, the business sector uses this term to describe the efficient flow and storage of goods from point of origin to the point of consumption. Logistics plays an essential part in supply chain management. It is used to plan and coordinate the movement of products timely, safely and effectively.
“The supply chain is a vital part of this process, including transportation, shipping, receiving, storage, and management of all these areas. At F2 Logistics, we have applied logistics to information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, disposal, and security, said Efren Uy, President and Chief Executive Officer of F2 Logistics Philippines, Inc.
Incorporated in 2006, F2 Logistics has grown to be a complete integrated business solution to partners that offers end-to-end and cost-efficient, diverse logistics services to all market segments in all channels across most industries with top clients and business partners coming from the Top 500 taxpayers rank of the Philippines.
For the construction projects, F2 Logistics delivers construction materials to partners construction companies for various infrastructures and establishments in the country such as Panay Island, Batangas, Cebu and Davao in Mindanao.
“On chartered vessel, for example, we load cement here from abroad, all the way down to whichever area they were intended to be delivered. From the whole vessel, we unload the cement, put them on the warehouse and deliver them to the provinces along with other materials such as scaffoldings, etc. We have been doing that, making us partner of the government in the construction and building projects,” he said.
As partner of business individuals and enterprises, F2 Logistics has also played as business solution provider. If one product needs to move from one area to another, F2 Logistics informs their customers to move deliveries to places where they are highly needed.
Packed with twelve years in the business of providing logistics solutions, F2 Logistics plays an important role on nation-building.
“We bring fresh food, medicines, basic commodities, construction materials, clothing, etc. direct to the people, so maybe it’s about time we can cut down costs for the Filipino people. We cut red tape and processing time, and hopefully it’s about time for people to enjoy cheaper commodities,” Uy explained.
“Logistics is a never-ending process. We cannot let the supply chain stop. We need to move as we also move the country’s economy. Definitely, the BBB program is good for our industry. It will create more roads and bridges and make transportation seamless but more importantly, it is beneficial for all of us, Filipinos,” he concluded.