Question

Logistics function as a whole internationally

Answer 1

There are no airtight definitions of logistics or logistics systems. One European author indicated three types of systems, defined in terms of their scope. One was limited to the distribution of finished products and called “commercial logistics”; one integrated inbound and outbound activities and was called “productive/distribution logistics”; and the last encompassed total support over the entire life of a project or piece of equipment and was called “integrated logistics support.”1 As used in this book, logistics is the organized movement of materials and, sometimes, people. Logistics includes movement of whatever information is needed to sustain its own operations. Logistics implies that a number of separate activities are undertaken and are coordinated.