What do you think of logistics?

The concept of logistics was first formed in the United States and originated in the 1930s. Its original meaning was "physical distribution" or "goods distribution". 1963 was introduced to Japan, which means "the circulation of things" in Japanese. After 1970s, the word "logistics" in Japan gradually replaced "circulation of things". China's word "logistics" is a foreign word introduced from Japanese materials, which originated from the translation of the word "logistics" in Japanese materials. The definition of logistics in China's logistics terminology standard is that logistics is a process that organically combines the functions of transportation, storage, loading and unloading, packaging, distribution processing, distribution and information processing to meet the requirements of users during the physical flow of goods from suppliers to receivers.

Definition of logistics: A part of supply chain activities is a process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient and low-cost flow and storage of goods, services and related information from the place of origin to the place of consumption in order to meet the needs of customers.

Logistics: Focus on storage and promote the synchronization of production and market. Logistics management refers to the planning, organization, command, coordination, control and supervision of logistics activities in the process of social production according to the law of material entity flow, so as to achieve the best coordination and cooperation of various logistics activities, thereby reducing logistics costs and improving logistics efficiency and economic benefits. Modern logistics management is based on system theory, information theory and cybernetics. The contribution of logistics industry to the gross national product can be measured by the proportion of the output value created by logistics industry to the gross national product. From 200 1 to 2008, the proportion of added value of logistics industry in GDP showed a downward trend, and from 2009 to 20 13, it showed an upward trend, indicating that the status of logistics industry in the whole national economy has improved. In 20 13, the added value of China's logistics industry was 3.9 trillion yuan, up 8.5% year-on-year. The growth rate was 1. 1 percentage point higher than that in the first half of the year, but it was 0.7 percentage point lower than that in the same period last year. The added value of logistics industry accounts for 6.8% of GDP, and that of service industry accounts for 14.8%.