logistics

The aspect of military operations that deals with the procurement, distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materiel and personnel.

The management of the details of an operation.

Same as logistic, especially in sense .

That branch of military science which relates to the movement and supplying of armies, and all arrangements necessary for and matters connected with the carrying on of campaigns, including the study of present or possible fields of war in their topographical and other relations; according to some, the science of strategy and arms in general.

That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers extended to include strategy.

The planning and coordination of the movement of materials, and other details of any large activity, such as a business or a political campaign.

A system of arithmetic, in which numbers are expressed in a scale of 60; logistic arithmetic.

Plural form of logistic.

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.

The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.