NAICS 541614
What is the NAICS code 541614?
The NAICS code 541614 is applied to those industries related to Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services.
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.
Illustrative examples:
- Freight rate or tariff rate consulting services
- Productivity improvement consulting services
- Manufacturing management consulting services
- Inventory planning and control management consulting services
- Transportation management consulting services
Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 541614 in the North American Industry Classification System.
This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:
- 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 541 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 5416 - Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
- 54161 - Management Consulting Services
- 541614 - Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 541614
NAFTA
This code is only used in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). It´s to say, it is not used in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Related codes
The NAICS industry 541614 has the following cross-references:
- Arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers are classified in Industry 488510, Freight Transportation Arrangement.
- Operating warehousing and storage facilities and providing related logistics services are classified in Industry Group 4931, Warehousing and Storage.
- Planning and designing industrial processes and systems are classified in Industry 541330, Engineering Services.
- Providing computer systems integration design services are classified in U.S. Industry 541512, Computer Systems Design Services.
Related activities
Below are some of the most common types of activities in the Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services industry (NAICS Code 541614):
- Customs consulting services
- Efficiency management (i.e., efficiency expert) consulting services
- Freight rate auditor services
- Freight rate consulting services
- Freight traffic consulting services
- Inventory planning and control management consulting services
- Logistics and integrated supply chain management consulting services
- Logistics management consulting services
- Manufacturing management consulting services
- Manufacturing operations improvement consulting services
- Materials management consulting services
- Operations research consulting services
- Physical distribution consulting services
- Production planning and control consulting services
- Productivity improvement consulting services
- Tariff rate consulting services
- Tariff rate information services
- Transportation management consulting services
