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NAICS 541614
Process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
Exempt 5,789 20,553,805 8,129,955 160,973
Taxable 765,516 866,247,233 367,960,097 7,082,532
Go to this NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
Exempt 5,789 20,553,805 8,129,955 160,973
Taxable 765,516 866,247,233 367,960,097 7,082,532
Go to this NAICS 5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services Taxable 116,159 105,451,814 42,824,709 738,675
Go to this NAICS 54161 Management consulting services Taxable 93,549 90,914,599 37,229,149 626,646
  541614 Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services Taxable 5,305 6,905,966 2,192,983 43,927

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code 		NAICS Title
 All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments		 Receipts ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services 3,318,396 962,642,516 2,552,880 76.9 96,395,283 10.0 765,516 866,247,233
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services 3,318,396 962,642,516 2,552,880 76.9 96,395,283 10.0 765,516 866,247,233
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services 580,764 124,088,929 464,605 80.0 18,637,115 15.0 116,159 105,451,814
54161 Management consulting services N N N N N N 93,549 90,914,599
541614 Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services N N N N N N 5,305 6,905,966

 

Definition: NAICS 541614   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 areas, such as: (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.

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Historical Comparability - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002
NAICS
code		 1997
NAICS
code		 Pt. Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees		 Link to
SIC
(1997 data)
($1,000)(Pct)
541614 Not Comparable   Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services 5,306 6,906,314 100.0 2,193,069 43,928  
  all of 541614   Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services 2,743 5,178,040 75.0 1,600,440 30,787 Comparable
  51% of 541618   Other management consulting services (Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services) 2,563 1,728,274 25.0 592,629 13,141 Not Comparable

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code		 1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Receipts ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
541614 Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services 2002 2,743 5,178,040 1,600,440 30,787
1997 3,078 3,259,152 1,195,682 25,366
% change -10.9 58.9 33.9 21.4
541618 Other management consulting services 2002 7,325 3,407,061 1,199,035 143,092
1997 3,031 1,821,524 654,567 N
% change 141.7 87.0 83.2 69.9
541618 Other management consulting services 2002 7,325 3,407,061 1,199,035 26,954
1997 3,031 1,821,524 654,567 15,867
% change 141.7 87.0 83.2 69.9

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services: 2002

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Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Receipts
% of
U.S.		 Receipts
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States Total 5,305 6,905,966 100.00 24 2,192,983 43,927
See other industries in this state California Total 588 994,557 14.40 28 277,238 4,953
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 227 484,697 7.02 48 142,716 2,841
See other industries in this state Texas Total 339 472,774 6.85 22 162,241 3,108
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 269 463,266 6.71 54 116,182 1,978
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 295 417,555 6.05 33 122,270 2,657
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 151 366,990 5.31 57 132,936 1,872
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 182 365,457 5.29 50 108,491 1,954
See other industries in this state New York Total 306 269,437 3.90 14 96,794 1,938
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 193 260,782 3.78 21 113,155 2,002
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 210 255,689 3.70 30 85,558 1,909
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 237 215,433 3.12 19 74,217 1,962
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 97 207,323 3.00 36 39,303 1,001
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 124 194,874 2.82 32 51,852 1,383
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 142 143,392 2.08 17 43,603 753
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 109 137,096 1.99 25 64,121 1,224
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 74 126,873 1.84 23 42,413 1,122
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 70 123,924 1.79 36 37,205 606
See other industries in this state Washington Total 95 112,104 1.62 18 39,846 630
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 79 105,814 1.53 19 27,919 662
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 128 103,532 1.50 21 32,777 595
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 65 92,279 1.34 26 30,002 531
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 99 91,247 1.32 20 41,718 1,204
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 57 79,735 1.15 19 23,524 607
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 55 65,032 0.94 15 23,678 449
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 26 60,077 0.87 104 30,500 497
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 41 58,220 0.84 17 25,830 653
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 40 37,053 0.54 8 14,352 330
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 73 35,647 0.52 9 11,755 332
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 67 32,255 0.47 15 8,691 323
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 21 26,375 0.38 14 6,897 103
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 41 23,666 0.34 9 4,714 125
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 30 22,713 0.33 18 9,929 184
See other industries in this state Utah Total 42 20,646 0.30 9 7,200 191
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 17 20,253 0.29 32 7,929 142
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 41 14,901 0.22 6 5,442 166
See other industries in this state Montana Total 15 9,879 0.14 11 7,117 95
See other industries in this state Delaware Total 29 9,848 0.14 12 3,195 84
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 37 9,432 0.14 3 2,829 95
See other industries in this state North Dakota Total 6 9,107 0.13 14 1,770 43
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 12 8,949 0.13 8 2,863 34
See other industries in this state Maine Total 14 7,141 0.10 6 2,406 55
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 12 6,247 0.09 4 1,985 51
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 16 5,275 0.08 4 2,423 82
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 6 4,580 0.07 6 1,167 22
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 14 3,488 0.05 1 949 31
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 11 3,468 0.05 3 1,540 52
See other industries in this state Wyoming Total 13 2,755 0.04 6 738 11
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 10 1,664 0.02 3 554 38
  All other states, including those below Total 480 322,465 4.67   100,449 2,247
See other industries in this state     Florida Total 398 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Arizona Total 73 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia Total 9 D     D (20-99)

 

Products Lines for Process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 6,905,966 100.00
36034 Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services 6,168,195 89.32
36031 Administrative & general management consulting services 169,828 2.46
39051 Sales of merchandise, not specified by type 85,494 1.24
-Other 482,449 6.99

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services
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to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-54SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-54SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-54SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue by Class of Customer for Selected Professional, Scientific, Technical Services US, states
link to PDF EC02-54I-06 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-54A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 541614
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Link to table for this industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas

 

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