Part of the supply chain process that plans, implements and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverses flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customer’s requirements.
On its website page for supply chain management, Michigan State University defines logistics as “part of the supply chain process that plans, implements and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverses flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customer’s requirements.” The page differentiates between logistics and supply chain management, defining and contextualizing both using diagrams and written analysis. The University draws on The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ work for this definition. The web page uses work from Supply Chain Logistics Management, where Michigan State University’s professors place this definition of logistics in terms of the supply chain.
Michigan State University. “Is Logistics the Same as Supply Chain Management? The Key Differences,” 2020. https://www.michiganstateuniversityonline.com/resources/supply-chain/is-logistics-the-same-as-supply-chain-management/.