lo·gis·tics (l -j s tks, l -)n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. The aspect of military operations that deals with the procurement, distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materiel and personnel. 2. The management of the details of an operation. [French logistiques, from logistique, logic (perhaps influenced by loger, to quarter), from Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation; see logistic.] |
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the detailed planning and organization of a large complex operation, such as a military campaign [French loger to lodge]
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the branch of military science concerned with the movement and supply of troops. — logistician, n.
See also: WarThe science of planning and carrying out the movement and maintenance of forces. In its most comprehensive sense, those aspects of military operations that deal with: a. design and development, acquisition, storage, movement, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel; b. movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel; c. acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; and d. acquisition or furnishing of services.
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| Noun | 1. | logistics - handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed |
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