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Logistics Defition

Could someone give me a basic and clear definition? Thanks!

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on Nov 15, 2018

"the detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies."

Basically, everything dealing with moving stuff around. You have forward logistics, going from manufacturer to retail/consumer, and reverse logistics, going back form consumer (i.e., returns)

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on Nov 15, 2018
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistics