The document discusses the history and evolution of logistics from 2700 BC to present day. Some key developments include the transport of stone blocks in ancient Egypt, revolutionary Greek vessels enabling intercontinental trade in 300 BC, the Hanseatic League establishing cooperation for sea transport in 1200, the advent of the railroad and new conveyances in 1800, military logistics concepts transferring to business in 1940, containerization revolutionizing world trade in 1956, just-in-time concepts in 1970-1980, and supply chain management emerging to manage logistics from vendor to customer today under advancing globalization.
11. Logistics is the management of the flow of goods, information and other resources between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of consumers Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material-handling, and packaging, and occasionally security.
