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logistics
[ loh-jis-tiks, luh- ]
noun
- 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.
- the planning, implementation, and coordination of the details of a business or other operation.
logistics
/ lɒˈdʒɪstɪks; ˌlɒdʒɪˈstɪʃən /
noun
- the science of the movement, supplying, and maintenance of military forces in the field
- the management of materials flow through an organization, from raw materials through to finished goods
- the detailed planning and organization of any large complex operation
Derived Forms
- logistician, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of logistics1
Word History and Origins
Origin of logistics1
Example Sentences
Logistics wins the day, and the Supreme Deity is, at this juncture, nowhere to be seen.
But at least one American logistics specialist has his doubts about the authenticity of the video's claims.
The job requires a mind for logistics, flexibility, and risk control.
"The support could be military or logistics," he said, without elaborating.
Security and logistics were more critical than ever, and we soon drifted onto the topic of reliable fixers.
Time did not improve Ermine's logistics concerning this girl; he wanted her, and he did not know in the least how to get her.
The logistics problem may be so difficult as to cause rejection of a course of action involving distant operations.
Freedom of action is restricted beyond those limits to which logistics support can be extended.
The limitation imposed upon operations by logistics represents the final limit of a commander's plan of action.
Hence, the commander formulates these, also, and includes them in his list of operations for later assignment as logistics tasks.
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