Excursion to the history
This science originates from ancient Greece. Actually, the morphological basis of the word is Greek. The word "logos" in translation from ancient Greek means "correlation". Later "logos" was transformed into "logistics", which acquired the importance of a financial organization.
The French language brought its notion to the notion, changing the logistics to "Loger". In high-flown French it means "house". Next, the house became a symbol of the management of a number of goods of a particular company.
Causes
The appearance of logistics was predetermined primarily because of military actions in antiquity. In the old days this concept had a slightly different character and was used in the transportation of different types of weapons. In addition, it was necessary to properly deploy troops and determine the strategy of military operations. Here, logistics again came to the rescue. It is believed that it was in those days that the first transportation of prefabricated goods was carried out.
The first person who started introducing logistics in practice was Alexander the Great. It was after his actions that he was awarded the title of the great logist of all times. Not only did he perfectly apply the knowledge of the terrain in practice, but he could also act tactically, anticipating further actions by enemy troops and promptly changing his positions if necessary. As a result, Alexander expanded his empire to the limits of East Asia, which can not but cause admiration.
Logistics and modernity
For today, logistics means the movement of certain goods on one or another form of transport in the most convenient and profitable ways: by sea, land, water or by train. Modern enterprises today have the widest turnover, which is why they simply can not do without transport and logistics.
Interesting Facts
Logistics - only at first glance boring science. In fact, it is accompanied by very interesting facts:
- Fragile items in Japan are transported in husks from rice;
- The length of connected sausages transported in a year by a logistics company is greater than the distance from the Earth to the Moon;
- As for food in the US, most logistic companies here are nothing more than potatoes.
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