logistics

noun
UK /ləˈdʒɪstɪks/
US /ləˈdʒɪstɪks/

Logistics is the planning of how to move and organize things so everything gets where it needs to go.

The party planner handled the logistics of food, chairs, and music.

SYNONYMS

planningorganizationcoordinationmanagementarrangement

RELATED WORDS

transportsupplydeliveryschedulingwarehouse

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The business of moving goods and supplies to the right places.

The company hired a logistics firm to ship its products overseas.

3. The detailed organization of a complicated activity.

The logistics of the school trip took weeks to sort out.

4. In the military, the work of supplying troops with food, equipment, and transport.

Army logistics kept the soldiers supplied during the long march.