{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Upstream Logistics","description":"When an assembly plant coordinates inbound parts deliveries from multiple countries, or a freight forwarder arranges daily collections from a supplier network, both are operating within upstream logistics. The term covers all supply-side processes in a value chain: supplier selection and qualification, freight procurement, inbound transportation, goods receipt, and put-away at the receiving facility. The key distinction from downstream logistics—which handles outbound flows toward the end custom","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/upstream-logistics","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T12:54:24.433789","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbound_logistics","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/upstream-logistics","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Upstream Logistics · When an assembly plant coordinates inbound parts deliveries from multiple countries, or a freight forwarder arranges daily collections from a supplier network, both are operating within upstream logistics. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbound_logistics"}