Logistics is the part of the supply chain involving the physical movement of goods, services, cash, and information. It includes inbound and outbound transportation, material handling, warehousing, inventory, order fulfillment and distribution, third party logistics, and reverse logistics (Stevenson and Sum, 2014). Logistics also includes the storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventories, and finished good.

The food sector in the Philippines represents three major industries: food production which refers to the farming of crops, raising of livestock and culture/capture of marine resources; food processing which involves transforming crops, livestock and marine food, with the aid of technology, to enhance taste, prolong shelf life or to produce a different product that’s easier or more palatable to eat; and the food service that includes businesses that offer cooked/prepared food for immediate consumption.

Case studies of KM applications in public-sector organizations in India, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore (two), and Thailand, accompanied by an explanation of the APO public-sector KM framework.