logistics

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ləˈdʒɪstɪks/ 🇺🇸 /ləˈdʒɪstɪks/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation, especially the management of the flow of goods, services, and information.; The branch of military science dealing with the procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military matériel, facilities, and personnel.; The commercial activity of transporting goods from producers to consumers, including warehousing, inventory management, and distribution.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

logistics managementsupply chain logisticslogistics planninglogistics supportreverse logisticslogistics chain

Derivatives

logisticlogisticallogisticallylogistician

Synonyms

coordinationorganizationmanagementplanningdistribution

Commonly confused

logistic
EN: 'Logistic' is an adjective (e.g., logistic support); 'logistics' is the noun referring to the overall discipline or activity.
logistical
EN: 'Logistical' is the more common adjective form in everyday usage, while 'logistic' is preferred in formal/military contexts.

Spelling tips

EN: Despite ending in -s, 'logistics' is treated as a singular noun (like 'physics' or 'economics'): use 'logistics is' rather than 'logistics are' in formal writing.

💬 Examples

  1. The logistics of delivering aid to the disaster zone were extremely challenging.

  2. The general emphasized that logistics win wars, not just tactics.

  3. The company outsourced its logistics to a third-party provider to reduce costs.