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logistics

Management of the flow of resources

Entityfield of study field of work industryQ177777

Also known as logistics industry

Instance of: field of study
, field of work
, industry
Subclass of: technical sciences
, control
Part of: supply chain management

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Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers, and a logistician is a professional working in the field of logistics management. Logistics management is a component that holds the supply chain together. The resources managed in logistics include physical goods such as materials, equipment, and foodstuffs, and also intangible items such as time and information.

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Practiced by: logistics manager
logistician
Q50995515
Different from: logistic
Class of object(s) of occurrence: resource

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