Logistics is the management of goods, information and other resources (including energy and people) flowing between the starting point and the consumption point to meet the requirements of consumers (usually military organizations). Logistics includes the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling and packaging.

Origin and definition:

The word "logistics" comes from the ancient Greek word "λ? γο? "("logos "-ratio, word, calculation, reason, speech, speech).

Logistics is believed to have originated from the need for the army to provide itself with weapons, ammunition and rations when moving from the base to the front position. In ancient Greece, Rome and Byzantine Empire, officers with the title of "logistics officer" were in charge of finance and supply distribution.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines logistics as "the branch of military science related to purchasing, maintaining and transporting materials, personnel and facilities." Another dictionary definition is: "time-related resource positioning." Therefore, logistics is usually regarded as a branch of engineering, which creates a "human system" rather than a "machine system".

Logistics management:

Logistics management is a part of the supply chain, which plans, implements and controls the efficient and effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the starting point and the consumption point to meet the requirements of customers. Professionals working in the field of logistics management are called logistics staff.

Royal Logistics and Transportation Association. The transportation (CILT) company was established in the UK in 19 19, and obtained the royal charter in 1926. The Chartered Institute of Britain is one of the logistics and logistics professional groups or institutions. A transportation department that provides professional qualifications or degrees in logistics management.