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==Origin==

==Origin==

French ''logistique'' art of [[calculating]], logistics, from [[Greek]] ''logistikē'' art of calculating, from feminine of ''logistikos'' of calculation, from ''logizein'' to [[calculate]], from ''logos'' [[reason]]

French ''logistique'' art of [[calculating]], logistics, from [[Greek]] ''logistikē'' art of calculating, from feminine of ''logistikos'' of calculation, from ''logizein'' to [[calculate]], from ''logos'' [[reason]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1861]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1861]

The term logistics comes from the [[Greek]] ''logos'' (λόγος), meaning "[[speech]], [[reason]], [[ratio]], rationality, [[language]], phrase", and more specifically from the Greek word ''logistiki'' (λογιστική), meaning [[accounting]] and [[financial]] organization. The word logistics has its [[origin]] in the French verb ''loger'' to lodge or to quarter. Its original use was to describe the [[science]] of [[Motion|movement]], supplying & maintenance of [[military]] forces in the field. Later on it was used to describe the management of materials [[flow]] through an [[organization]], from raw materials through to finished goods

The term logistics comes from the [[Greek]] ''logos'' (λόγος), meaning "[[speech]], [[reason]], [[ratio]], rationality, [[language]], phrase", and more specifically from the Greek word ''logistiki'' (λογιστική), meaning [[accounting]] and [[financial]] organization. The word logistics has its [[origin]] in the French verb ''loger'' to lodge or to quarter. Its original use was to describe the [[science]] of [[Motion|movement]], supplying & maintenance of [[military]] forces in the field. Later on it was used to describe the management of materials [[flow]] through an [[organization]], from raw materials through to finished goods

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*2: the handling of the details of an operation  

*2: the handling of the details of an operation  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Logistics''' is the [[management]] of the [[flow]] of goods between the point of [[origin]] and the point of use in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the [[integration]] of [[information]], transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and often [[security]]. Logistics is a [[channel]] of the supply chain which adds the [[value]] of time and place utility. Today the [[complexity]] of production logistics can be modeled, [[analyzed]], visualized and optimized by plant [[simulation]] software, but is constantly changing. This can involve anything from consumer goods such as food, to IT materials, to aerospace and defense equipment.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistics]

'''Logistics''' is the [[management]] of the [[flow]] of goods between the point of [[origin]] and the point of use in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the [[integration]] of [[information]], transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and often [[security]]. Logistics is a [[channel]] of the supply chain which adds the [[value]] of time and place utility. Today the [[complexity]] of production logistics can be modeled, [[analyzed]], visualized and optimized by plant [[simulation]] software, but is constantly changing. This can involve anything from consumer goods such as food, to IT materials, to aerospace and defense equipment.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistics]

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]