What is logistics?

What is logistics?

“Behind every great leader there was an even greater logistician.”–

M. Cox

Use the words in the gaps

deliver/delivery

provide/provision

transport/transportation

store/storage

support/support

distribute/distribution

maintain/maintenance

purchase/purchasing

Match the descriptions with the job titles

• carrier

• freight forwarder

• supplier

• haulier

• courier

• consignee

Poll

Logistics and supply chain management are

• the same concepts

• different concepts. Logistics is a part of supply chain management.

• different concepts. supply chain managementis a part of logistics.

Logistics VS Supply Chain Management

Think of a supply chain as a network—of manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers, retailers, etc.—rather than a series of specific functions.

Logistics, on the other hand, is more immediately tangible; it refers to the activities involved in moving goods from one point to another within a supply chain.

Simply put: Logistics is a fraction of supply chain management