[treated as sing. or pl.]the detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies 后勤 the logistics of a large-scale rock show demand certain necessities. 大型摇滚表演的后勤工作需要一些必需品。 ■the commercial activity of transporting goods to customers 物流;货物配送
语源
late 19th cent.(in the sense movement and supplying of troops and equipment): from French logistique, from loger 'lodge'