Logistics vs. Shipping
Logisticsnoun
(operations) 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.
Logisticsnoun
(military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.
Logisticsnoun
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.
Logisticsnoun
The planning and coordination of the movement of materials, and other details of any large activity, such as a business or a political campaign.
Logisticsnoun
A system of arithmetic, in which numbers are expressed in a scale of 60; logistic arithmetic.
Logisticsnoun
handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
Logistics
Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Shippingnoun
The transportation of goods.
Shippingnoun
The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry.
Shippingnoun
Passage or transport on a ship.
Shippingnoun
The cost of sending an item or package via postal services.
Shippingnoun
Navigation.
Shippingverb
present participle of ship
Shippingadjective
Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns.
Shippingadjective
Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.
Shippingnoun
The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.
Shippingnoun
The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.
Shippingnoun
Navigation.
Shippingnoun
the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials
Shippingnoun
conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
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