Definitions for logistics
loʊˈdʒɪs tɪks, lə-lo·gis·tics

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. logisticsnoun

   handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed

GCIDERate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Logisticsnoun

   By extension: The planning and coordination of the movement of materials, and other details of any large activity, such as a business or a political campaign.

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. logisticsnoun

   The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.

2. logisticsnoun

   The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.

3. Etymology: From λογιστικός, from λόγος

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Logistics

   Logistics is a part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers. Logistics management is a component that holds the supply chain together. The resources managed in logistics may include tangible goods such as materials, equipment, and supplies, as well as food and other consumable items. In military logistics, it is concerned with maintaining army supply lines with food, armaments, ammunitions, and spare parts apart from the transportation of troops themselves. Meanwhile, civil logistics deals with the acquisition, movement, and storage of raw materials, semi-finished goods, and finished goods. For organisations that provide services such as garbage collection, mail deliveries, public utilities, and after-sales services, logistical problems also need to be addressed.Logistics deals with movements of materials or products from one facility to another (e.g. from the production facility to assembly plants to distribution centers); it does not deal with the material flow within the production or assembly plants (e.g. production planning or single-machine scheduling). Logistics occupies a significant amount of the operational cost of an organisation or country. For example, logistical costs of organizations in the United States incurred about 11% of United States national gross domestic product (GDP) in 1997. Such a situation is also similar for the countries in the European Union (EU) where logistics incurred 8.8 to 11.4% of the national GDP in 1993.The complexity of logistics can be modeled, analyzed, visualized, and optimized by dedicated simulation software. The minimization of the use of resources is a common motivation in all logistics fields. A professional working in the field of logistics management is called a logistician.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Logisticsnoun

   that branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy

2. Logisticsnoun

   a system of arithmetic, in which numbers are expressed in a scale of 60; logistic arithmetic

WikidataRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Logistics

   Logistics is the management of the flow of resources between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet some requirements, for example, of customers or corporations. The resources managed in logistics can include physical items, such as food, materials, equipment, liquids, and staff, as well as abstract items, such as time, information, particles, and energy. The logistics of physical items usually involves the integration of information flow, material handling, production, packaging, inventory, transportation, warehousing, and often security. The complexity of logistics can be modeled, analyzed, visualized, and optimized by dedicated simulation software. The minimization of the use of resources is a common motivation.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 3 votes

1. logistics

   Planning and executing the movement and support of forces. It includes those aspects of military operations that deal with: a. design and development, acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel; b. movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel; c. acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; and d. acquisition or furnishing of services.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. logistics

   Is properly that branch of the military art embracing all details for moving and supplying armies. It includes the operations of the ordnance, quartermaster’s, subsistence, medical, and pay departments. It also embraces the preparation and regulation of magazines for opening a campaign, and all orders of march and other orders from the general-in-chief relative to moving and supplying armies. Some writers have, however, extended its signification to embrace strategy.

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Anagrams for logistics »

1. logicists

2. glossitic

How to pronounce logistics?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of logistics in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of logistics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of logistics in a Sentence

1. Idayat Hassan:

   Logistics weren't properly managed despite the postponement of the polls.

2. Otis Brawley:

   We have a large number of people who, even though they get health care, they get inadequate health care -- or, less than high quality health care, if we could improve those logistics, we could decrease the death rate from cancer even more.

3. Felix Papier:

   We have congestion at seaports ; we have a shortage of containers because transportation volumes went up, we have a shortage of logistics workers in different segments around the world.

4. Jacob Zenn:

   Boko Haram will get legitimacy, which will help its recruiting, funding and logistics as it expands, it will also get guidance from ISIS in media warfare and propaganda. Previously Boko Haram was a sort of outcast in the global Jihadi community. Now it is perhaps ISIS's biggest affiliate.

5. Curt Hagman:

   We were prepared but The Department of State decided to switch the flight to March Air Force Base for logistics that they have.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=logistics
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=logistics
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Logistics
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistics
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logistics
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=logistics
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html