logistic

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adjective

lo·​gis·​tic lō-ˈji-stik How to pronounce logistic (audio)
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variants or logistical
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a
: of or relating to symbolic logic
b
: of or relating to the philosophical attempt to reduce mathematics to logic
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: of or relating to logistics
a logistic problem
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logistic : of, represented by, or relating to a logistic curve
a logistic process
logistically adverb

logistic

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noun

Examples of logistic in a Sentence

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Adjective
The store will bring up to 30 new jobs to the area including sales associates, logistic supervisors, senior associates and seasonal opportunities, according to the release. Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024 Schools across the country announced that the logistic difficulties in getting students to take the tests forced them to change their policies regarding testing in admissions applications. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024 Such a move would likely face logistic and legal challenges of its own. Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2023 This included piloting a program that engaged a private company for last-mile distribution of HIV medicines, streamlining fragmented public-sector logistic services, and strengthening the nation’s supply chains. Sergey Strashuk and Vira Horovenko, STAT, 1 Dec. 2023 President Biden’s inauguration of a White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience is welcome news, especially to those of us who have toiled on the operations of the global logistic sector for years. Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 Bang & Olufsen on Wednesday backed guidance after posting better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings as profits benefited from price increases and the sale of more higher-margin products, while supply-chain and logistic costs normalized. Dominic Chopping, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2023 Worker-owners also get a say in logistic issues like dress codes and disciplinary policies. Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023 Photo: ina fassbender/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Henkel has raised its outlook for the full year after sales and earnings increased in the first half despite a persistently challenging environment characterized by high material and logistic prices. Giulia Petroni, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2023
Noun
Fulfillment and Shipping Management Handling logistics is often one of the biggest challenges for marketplace sellers. Tyler Shepherd, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024 Organizations grapple with complexities in product development, manufacturing, supply chain management, and outbound logistics. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024 The Commerce Center is designed to accommodate industrial users such as manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage and e-commerce. Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024 But thanks to the dress’s six-foot wingspan, logistics (from red carpets to seating arrangements) forced them to hit pause. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2024 Transportation, logistics, moving heavy things from one place to another, discovering the next drug—all of that requires an understanding of atoms, molecules, proteins. Lauren Goode, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024 Joseph is accused of providing logistics to the Colombians involved in the attack, and according to Badio sought to be the next interior minister in a new post-Moïse administration while pushing his own pick to replace the president. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024 His portfolio activity included a $500 million IPO for logistics company J&T Express last year. Katherine Love, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 The operation involved over 50 people, logistics company DHL and WeWild Africa, an NGO specializing in animal rewilding and translocation. Gertrude Kitongo, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of logistic was in 1905

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“Logistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logistic. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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