logistics
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4.8
- noun
- /ləˈdʒɪstɪks/
- Specialized
:
logística
- We need to organize the logistics for transporting the equipment to the conference venue.
- coordinate logistics
- transportation and logistics
- logistics support
Second fastest now is in trucking, logistics and warehousing.
- Second fastest now is in trucking, logistics and warehousing.
- What are the logistics that we will need?
- Not, not the biggest, probably the only logistics company in both wars.
- And they have very, very little logistics, very little logistical support.
- It's like a lot of logistics and coordinating.
- So it created the need for someone to do the logistics of moving gas around.
- It's all the heavy logistics in the royal household.
- But I think what perhaps is under appreciated is the logistics and the travel.
- And now think about some of the problems with not just logistics, but decision making.
- One quick logistics thing, which is lunch is next.
- In Europe, they're worried about hiring enough people just to keep the logistics supply chain going.
- Yeah, same with logistics, food aid, that kind of thing.
- And what are the logistics involved in transporting besides the planes?
Examples
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Charles Grow and Company have begun the event logistics.
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The Saudis will also get help with training, logistics, and maintenance.
Academic text (2013) -
So it created the need for someone to do the logistics of moving gas around.
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And now think about some of the problems with not just logistics, but decision making.
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Our Logistics department was late to the party.
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I thought you might want some help with logistics, settling in at your hotel.
Fiction book (1992) -
Management: The counselor begins implementation and has concerns about the logistics of putting the Massachusetts Model into practice.
Academic text (2008) -
Nursing and theater faculty clarified the needs of each student group and the logistics for the project.
Academic text (2011) -
Technological change affects the logistics of the Canada/U.S. trading relationship and the government's role in it.
Academic text (1999) -
The team met to discuss the logistics of delivering supplies to the remote village.
Synonyms
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3.5
Help that gives supplies, vehicles, and services for military or disaster missions
Help to organize, move, and keep supplies and equipment working for military or aid operations
Compounds
- Formal
A United States agency that provides and moves supplies for the armed forces and other government groups worldwide
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
logistics = logistic (semi-transparent) = logist + ic + s
Formed from the adjective 'logistic' with a final '-s' that resembles a plural but serves as a nominal/field-forming ending; the relationship is recoverable but the root 'logist' and the non‑plural function of '-s' make it only partially transparent.
Etymology
Logistics comes from a Greek idea that means 'to calculate' and shares the same root as logic. So, think of logistics as the careful calculation and planning that moves people and supplies to the right place.