An overview of business logistics management concepts

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Abstract

In today's business systems, logistics management has emerged as a branch of management-related science along with other fields of management, such as business, finance and manufacturing, the importance and position of video. In the past, the main application of this field has been in military sciences, but due to its special applications, its tools have been gradually used in civilian areas as well. Most of the techniques in this field have been used in production and commercial organizations, but many of its methods can also be used in service organizations.
Given the importance and application of logistics management in today's business organizations, in this article, the basic concepts of business logistics management, various definitions of logistics, its importance and objectives are presented. Commerce is being discussed.

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  • Receive Date: 11 January 2000
  • Revise Date: 29 January 2000
  • Accept Date: 09 February 2000

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