logistics

[ loh-jis-tiks, luh- ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. the branch of military science and operations dealing with the procurement, supply, and maintenance of equipment, with the movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel, with the provision of facilities and services, and with related matters.
2. the planning, implementation, and coordination of the details of a business or other operation.

logistics

/ lɒˈdʒɪstɪks; ˌlɒdʒɪˈstɪʃən /

noun

1. the science of the movement, supplying, and maintenance of military forces in the field
2. the management of materials flow through an organization, from raw materials through to finished goods
3. the detailed planning and organization of any large complex operation

Derived Forms

• logistician, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of logistics¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from French logistique “quartermaster's work,” equivalent to log(er) “to lodge, be quartered (said of troops)” + -istique -istic; -ics

Word History and Origins

Origin of logistics¹

C19: from French logistique, from loger to lodge

Example Sentences

“It’s all about planning, operations and logistics,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

“Reynold is one of the few people in the nation who possesses the operational and logistics expertise that the Olympic and Paralympic Games require,” LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman says.

From Los Angeles Times

“The most complex logistics operation since World War II,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

Borrowing from his Afghanistan playbook, Hoover has identified three priorities that begin with reorganizing LA28, creating separate departments for planning, operations and logistics.

From Los Angeles Times

Republicans have often claimed, without evidence, that Democrats overtaking them in the count is a sign that they are cheating, rather than a matter of logistics.

From Salon

Related Words

• coordination
• engineering
• planning
• strategy