Logistics

Logistics is the process of efficiently transporting and storing things from their place of origin to their location of consumption. The purpose of logistics is to satisfy the needs of customers in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Initially, logistics was critical in transferring military people, equipment, and products. While logistics is as vital in the military as it has always been, the term is now more generally used in the context of transporting commercial commodities within the supply chain.