logistics
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
logistics /ləˈdʒɪstɪks/
▶plural noun [treated as sing. or pl.] the detailed coordination of a large and complex operation.
■ the activity of organizing the movement, equipment, and accommodation of troops.
■ the commercial activity of transporting goods to customers.
– origin C19 (meaning ‘movement and supply of troops and equipment’): from Fr. logistique, from loger ‘lodge’.
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