FREIGHT FORWARDING SERVICES OF ALLWIN LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED, CHENNAI

Paper ID: EIJTEM_2022_9_4_94-95

Author's Name: Dr.S.Poongavanam, Mr. N. Srinivasan, A Edison

Volume: 9

Issue: 4

Year: 2022

Page No: 94-95

Abstract:

The word of logistics originates from the ancient Greek logos (λόγος), which means “ratio, word, calculation, reason, speech, and oration”. Logistics as a concept is considered to evolve from the military's need to supply them as they moved from their base to a forward position . In ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine empires, there were military officers with the title ‘Logistikas’ who were responsible for financial and supply distribution matters. The Oxford English dictionary defines logistics as: “The branch of military science having to do with procuring, maintaining and transporting material, personnel and facilities. “Another dictionary definition is: "The time related positioning of resources." As such, logistics is commonly seen as a branch of engineering which creates "people systems" rather than "machine systems The term logistics seems all pervasive. It appears on the sides of trucks, ships and aircraft, forming part of the name of many business enterprises, in classified job advertisements as well as newspaper articles and on television news broadcasts.

Keywords: Machine systems, maintaining and transporting material, supply distributors matter, classified jobs

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