Logistics means accounting and organization and is a term of Greek origin. Logistics also comes from the French "logistique”, which means an art that deals with the planning and carrying out various projects, much used during wars. Logistics is also used as part of the algebra and mathematical logic.
Logistics initially emerged as part of the art of the military, it was used in warfare as the area that took care of the planning of several important items, storage, distribution and maintenance of various types of materials, such as weapons, clothing, as well as food, health, transport, and so on. Later, it also came to designate the management, storage and distribution of resources for a particular activity.
Within the scope of Philosophy, logistics is also the word used to describe formal logic, which is opposite to the traditional logic addressed by Aristotle.
Reverse logistic
Reverse logistics is a branch of logistics that refers to the movement of a given product, from the point where it was consumed to the point where it was produced. The collection of some types of recyclable waste (such as plastic bottles) is an example of reverse logistics. Another example of reverse logistics can be seen in the courier service, more specifically in the shipping of documents and goods in return.
Reverse logistics (RL) aims to reuse some solid waste, reducing the need to use raw material, consequently reducing the environmental impact.
Integrated logistics
The concept of integrated logistics refers to an integration of the company's logistics processes into systems that increase the company's efficiency, improving its results.
Integrated logistics must address the cost of storing the materials used to create the product in question. Efficient logistics management is increasingly important in the current market context, where consumers are increasingly demanding. It is for this reason that integrated logistics assumes a crucial dimension in companies.
Business logistics
Currently, logistics is known as an essential part in companies, it is a department responsible for managing materials, whether they are of any type. Logistics manages financial and material resources, plans the production, storage, transport and distribution of these materials.
THE business logistics it is present in different types of companies and has different functions. It is an area that has grown a lot, as organizations are increasingly looking for the quality of their services and products, and logistics is an important part for this to happen.