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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Logistic vs logistics

what the different between logistic (without 's') and logistics (with 's')?
can i said logistic company or logistics company?
logistic services or logistics service?
  

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Interesting question. The plural form, "logistics", is the industry-accepted term for the field having to do with the procurement, supply and movement of materials. When used as an adjective, I have seen "logistics", "logistic", and "logistical" used interchangeably.

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  • Interesting question.
  • The plural form, "logistics", is the industry-accepted term for the field having to do with the procurement, supply and movement of materials.
  • When used as an adjective, I have seen "logistics", "logistic", and "logistical" used interchangeably.
  • However, according to the dictionary, only "logistic" and "logistical" are adjectives, while "logistics" is a noun.
  • That being said, having worked in the field of logistics for over 10 years, it is my opinion that the term "logistics" can be comfortably used as both a noun and an adjective.
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Interesting question. The plural form, "logistics", is the industry-accepted term for the field having to do with the procurement, supply and movement of materials. When used as an adjective, I have seen "logistics", "logistic", and "logistical" used interchangeably. However, according to the dictionary, only "logistic" and "logistical" are adjectives, while "logistics" is a noun. That being
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Use the plural. Logistic is almost never used anymore. There are nine or ten elements of Logistics (it depends on whether you include design interface).
Almost everyone thinks logistics is UPS, FEDEX, etc. but these companies only represent one element of logisitics, Packaging, Handling, Storage, and
Transportation (PHS&T). The other elements of logistics are u
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It should be Logistics. Logistics Companies etc. Logistic is a way of modelling qualitative data.
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Are they the similar cases of physic vs physics?
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