Spanish Conversation · Level 63
76 words
Spanish word
logística
Pronunciation
IPA/loˈxistika/
Meaning
- feminine nounlogistics
Example
La logística de la empresa garantiza las entregas a tiempo.
The company's logistics ensure that deliveries arrive on time.
More examples
Contratamos servicios de logística para exportar los productos.
We contracted logistics services to export the products.
Core concept
Coordinated network of warehouses, vehicles, and schedules ensuring timely delivery.
Common phrases
la logística de la empresa
company logistics
servicios de logística
logistics services
Similar words
entrega: Delivering a purchased item into the recipient's hands.
envío: Dispatching a parcel or letter for shipment.
transporte: Conveying items or people by vehicle or other means.
almacenamiento: Storing products in a facility for later distribution.
Definition in Spanish
Conjunto de procesos para garantizar que productos y suministros lleguen donde se necesitan en el momento adecuado.
Word origin
From French logistique, a 19th-century military term for supplying and supporting troops that later extended to commercial supply-chain coordination.
Usage tips
- Refers to the whole system of getting supplies where they are needed, so when talking about a single shipment or the transport method Spanish prefers envío or transporte.
Opposites
- desorganizacióndisorganizationnoun
- ineficienciainefficiencynoun
Related words
- logísticologisticaladjective
- logísticamentelogisticallyadverb