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logistics — lo‧gis‧tics [ləˈdʒɪstɪks] noun [plural] TRANSPORT the arrangements that are needed for goods, materials, equipment, and people to be in the right place at the right time: • the logistics of shipping materials from Britain to Siberia reˌverse… … Financial and business terms
Logistics — Lo*gis tics, n. 1. (Mil.) 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. H. L. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. By extension: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
logistics — art of moving, quartering, and supplying troops, 1879, from Fr. (l art) logistique (art) of quartering troops, from M.Fr. logis lodging, from O.Fr. logeiz shelter for an army, encampment, from loge (see LODGE (Cf. lodge) (n.)) + Greek derived… … Etymology dictionary
logistics — *strategy, tactics … New Dictionary of Synonyms
logistics — [n] management coordination, engineering, masterminding, organization, planning, plans, strategy, systematization; concept 660 … New thesaurus
logistics — [lō jis′tiks] n. [Fr logistique < logis, lodgings (< loger, to quarter: see LODGE): form as if < ML logisticus: see LOGISTIC2] 1. the branch of military science having to do with procuring, maintaining, and transporting materiel,… … English World dictionary
Logistics — For the drum and bass producer, see Logistics (artist). Public infrastructure Assets and facilities Airports · … Wikipedia
logistics — /loh jis tiks, leuh /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 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 … Universalium
Logistics — Мэтт Грешем Matt Gresham Дата рождения 1981 год(1981) Место рождения Кембридж Страна … Википедия
Logistics — The overall management of the way resources are obtained, stored and moved to the locations where they are required. Logistics management entails identifying potential suppliers and distributors; evaluating how accessible and effective they are… … Investment dictionary
logistics — lo|gis|tics [ləˈdʒıstıks US lou ] n [plural] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: logistique, from Greek logistike art of calculating , from logos; LOGIC] the practical arrangements that are needed in order to make a plan that involves a lot of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
