What are the logistics?
China's word "logistics" is the introduction to a foreign word from the Japanese data, derived from Japanese data in the term "Logistics" translation "logistics."
China's logistics logistics terminology standard is defined as: Logistics is to receive goods from suppliers to the process of physical movement, according to the actual needs of the transport, storage, purchasing, handling, packaging, distribution processing, distribution, information processing and other functions combine to achieve user requirements process.
Logistics English name: logistics Definition: part of the supply chain activities, in order to meet customer needs for goods, services, and related information from the origin to the planning of consumption of efficient, low-cost flow and storage of, implementation and process control.
Logistics: warehousing center, to promote the production to keep pace with the market.
Logistics Management (Logistics Management) refers to the process of social production, according to the laws of flow of material entities, the application of the basic principles of management and scientific methods, logistics activities of planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, controlling and supervision so that all logistics activities to achieve optimal coordination and cooperation in order to reduce logistics costs and improve logistics efficiency and economic benefits. Modern logistics management is based on systems theory, information theory and cybernetics basis.