Logistics consists of the transportation, service, distribution, warehousing, packaging, handling, loading and unloading, circulation and processing of goods, as well as related logistics information.
The specific content of logistics activities includes the following aspects: user service, demand forecasting, order processing, distribution, inventory control, transportation, warehouse management, factory and warehouse layout and location selection, handling and loading, procurement, packaging, and intelligence information.
The concept of logistics was first formed in the United States and originated in the 1930s, originally meaning "physical distribution" or "goods distribution". It was introduced to Japan in 1963, meaning "circulation of things" in Japanese. After the 1970s, the term "logistics" in Japan gradually replaced the term "circulation of goods".
