The Value of Team Working in Logistics

A well-managed team provides relevant, useful support when necessary. For example, new projects can be planned and executed, colleague absences can be covered; emergencies can be handled by planned contingencies or member-swapping.

Team working also helps individuals expand their skillset and develop their employability, enhance their promotion prospects, and expand their career prospects. Cross-team working exposes individuals to new methods and ideas, teaches them new roles, and could even help them acquire leadership competencies.

Team working is important because it increases and supports trust between the members and other individuals in the business; generates cohesive, organised project environments in which each person understands his/her role and what other expect of them; helps achieve a strong product or service; applies and pressure tests the business’s policies and procedures; and increases the possibility of projects being completed on-time and within-budget.