logistics

lo·gis·tics  (l-jstks, 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.

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[French logistiques, from logistique, logic (perhaps influenced by loger, to quarter), from Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation; see logistic.]

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logistics

Noun

the detailed planning and organization of a large complex operation, such as a military campaign [French loger to lodge]

logistical
logistic adj
logistically adv

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logistics

the branch of military science concerned with the movement and supply of troops. — logistician, n.

See also: War

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

logistics - handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed supplying, provision, supply - the activity of supplying or providing something

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logistics

noun organization, management, strategy, engineering, plans, masterminding, coordination, orchestration

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The 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.

Translations

logistics [lɔˈdʒɪstɪks] n → logística

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logistics [lɔˈdʒɪstɪks] n → logistique f

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logistics [lɔˈdʒɪstɪks] n → Logistik f

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logistics [lɔˈdʒɪstɪks] n → logistica