logistics
/ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/
logistics noun: the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements. Also the plural of logistic.
Noun
logistics (uncountable)
- The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.
- logistics company
- logistics management
- The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.
- Synonyms:
- supply line
Also used as
logistics is also the plural of logistic.
logistics meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
logistics in Hindi
- planning and implementing the flow of goods and services
- संभार-तंत्र sambhār-tantra, सुप्रचालन तंत्र supracālan tantra, लॉजिस्टिक्स lŏjisṭiks
logistics in Tamil
- தளவாடங்கள், லாஜிஸ்டிக்ஸ்
logistics in Marathi
- लॉजिस्टिक्स
logistics in Urdu
- لاجسٹکس, لاجسٹک
More languagesFewer languages
- logistics in Bengali
- লজিস্টিক, লজিস্টিক্স, লজিস্টিকস
- logistics in Telugu
- లాజిస్టిక్స్, లజిస్టిక్స్, లాజిస్టిక్స్లు
- logistics in Malayalam
- ലോജിസ്റ്റിക്സ്, ലോജിസ്റ്റിക്
- logistics in Kannada
- ಲಾಜಿಸ್ಟಿಕ್ಸ್, ಲಾಜಿಸ್ಟಿಕ್ಸ್ಗಳು, ಲಾಜಿಸ್ಟಿಕ್ಸ್ಃ
- logistics in Punjabi
- ਲੌਜਿਸਟਿਕਸ, ਲਾਜਿਸਟਿਕਸ, ਲੋਜਿਸਟਿਕਸ
- logistics in Gujarati
- લોજિસ્ટિક્સ, લૉજિસ્ટિક્સ
- logistics in Odia
- ଲଜିଷ୍ଟିକ୍ସ, ଲଜିଷ୍ଟିକ୍ସ୍, ଲଜିଷ୍ଟିକସ୍
- logistics in Nepali
- लजिस्टिक्स, रसद, लजिस्टिक
- logistics in Tagalog
- lohistika
- logistics in Arabic
- سَوْقِيَّات sawqiyyāt, لُوجِسْتِيَّة lūjistiyya
- logistics in Malay
- logistik
- logistics in Indonesian
- logistik
- logistics in Thai
- โลจิสติกส์ loo-jís-dtìk
- logistics in Vietnamese
- hậu cần, tiếp vận
Examples of logistics in a sentence
- handle the logistics
- The logistics of the operation required careful planning.
- She works in logistics, managing global supply chains.
- We underestimated the logistics of moving an entire lab.
Synonyms of logistics
Origin of logistics
From French logistique, coined or popularized 1830 by Antoine-Henri Jomini from logis (“lodging place”), in phrases maréchal des logis (“marshall of lodging”) (see maréchal des logis), major-général des logis (“major-general of lodging”). Possibly influenced by existing mathematical term logistique, of Ancient Greek origin; see logistic.
Words formed from logistics
Phrases with logistics
Questions about logistics
- What does logistics mean?
- Logistics means the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.
- What is logistics in Hindi?
- Logistics in Hindi is संभार-तंत्र (sambhār-tantra), सुप्रचालन तंत्र (supracālan tantra), लॉजिस्टिक्स (lŏjisṭiks). See Logistics meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use logistics in a sentence?
- handle the logistics
- What part of speech is logistics?
- Logistics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce logistics?
- Logistics is pronounced /ləˈd͡ʒɪstɪks/.
Words near logistics in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: logistics (page history and authors); logistics (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); logistics (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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