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2017 Edition

national industry 541614

Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing operating advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in: (1) manufacturing operations improvement; (2) productivity improvement; (3) production planning and control; (4) quality assurance and quality control; (5) inventory management; (6) distribution networks; (7) warehouse use, operations, and utilization; (8) transportation and shipment of goods and materials; and (9) materials management and handling.

The immediate parent of national industry 541614 is international industry 54161: Management Consulting Services

Illustrative Examples

  • Freight rate or tariff rate consulting services
  • Productivity improvement consulting services
  • Inventory planning and control management consulting services
  • Transportation management consulting services
  • Manufacturing management consulting services

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Planning and designing industrial processes and systems--are classified in Industry 541330, Engineering Services; and
  • Providing computer systems integration design services--are classified in U.S. Industry 541512, Computer Systems Design Services.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 541614 - Customs consulting services
  2. 541614 - Efficiency management (i.e., efficiency expert) consulting services
  3. 541614 - Freight rate auditor services
  4. 541614 - Freight rate consulting services
  5. 541614 - Freight traffic consulting services
  6. 541614 - Inventory planning and control management consulting services
  7. 541614 - Logistics and integrated supply chain management consulting services
  8. 541614 - Logistics management consulting services
  9. 541614 - Manufacturing management consulting services
  10. 541614 - Manufacturing operations improvement consulting services
  11. 541614 - Materials management consulting services
  12. 541614 - Operations research consulting services
  13. 541614 - Physical distribution consulting services
  14. 541614 - Production planning and control consulting services
  15. 541614 - Productivity improvement consulting services
  16. 541614 - Tariff rate consulting services
  17. 541614 - Tariff rate information services
  18. 541614 - Transportation management consulting services

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 541614
2007 541614
2012 541614
2017 541614
2022 541614

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 4731 - Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo
  2. 8742 - Management Consulting Services

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 541614, Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services:

  1. accountant auditor or factory cost or office systematizer traveling
  2. arrangement of transportation of freight and cargo
  3. auditor accountant factory cost or office systematizer
  4. auditor accountant or factory cost or office systematizer traveling
  5. auditor accountant or factory cost or office systematizer traveling or accountant traveling
  6. auditor or factory cost or office systematizer traveling
  7. consultant
  8. consultant all other
  9. consultant health care
  10. consultant logistic except freight broker forwarder or custom broker
  11. consultant management
  12. consultant not otherwise classified
  13. consultant procurement
  14. consulting service
  15. factory cost or office systematizer accountant or auditor traveling
  16. factory cost or office systematizer or auditor traveling
  17. health safety and quality consultant
  18. healthcare consulting
  19. industrial and manufacturing consultant
  20. management consultant
  21. management consulting
  22. management consulting service
  23. management consulting service not otherwise classified
  24. management consulting service not otherwise classified naic
  25. management scientific and technical consulting service
  26. manufacturing or logistic consulting
  27. office not otherwise classified
  28. office not otherwise classified condominium office
  29. office not otherwise classified office
  30. office or factory cost systematizer accountant or auditor traveling
  31. office or factory cost systematizer or auditor traveling
  32. other consulting service
  33. process physical distribution and logistic consulting service
  34. process physical distribution and logistic consulting service naic
  35. professional scientific and technical service
  36. professional scientific and technical service not otherwise classified naic
  37. professional service not otherwise classified
  38. professional service office not otherwise classified
  39. transportation engineering

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