What does logistically mean?
Logistically is an adverb describing something done in relation to logistics: the organization, movement, and coordination of people, materials, and resources. It is especially common in business, transport, military, and event planning, where practical feasibility matters. For example, a delivery may be described as logistically difficult when it requires coordinating vehicles, routes, schedules, and destinations. The word can also carry a slightly critical implication, suggesting that a plan is attractive in theory but difficult to put into practice. It differs from logically, which concerns reasoning rather than the practical organization of an operation. Overall, logistically helps identify the real-world implementation challenges behind a plan or activity.
adverbIn a way that concerns the organization, movement, and coordination of people, materials, and resources in an operation.
- With respect to the organization, movement, and coordination of people, materials, and resources needed to accomplish a task or operation.
"The supplies were sent logistically to ensure they reached every region before the storm arrived."
"The event was logistically complex, requiring deliveries to several venues on the same morning."
"Although the product is attractive, it is logistically impractical to manufacture at that scale."
Logistically turns the familiar idea of getting the right thing to the right place into a practical discipline.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Where does logistically come from?
The word comes from the adjective logistic, which developed from the Greek logos, meaning “reason,” “ratio,” or “account,” through the field of logistics and its Latin-derived forms. Modern logistics originally referred to the calculation and management of parts of a military operation. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the term broadened to encompass the organization and movement of materials, people, and resources in commerce and industry.
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How logistically is actually used
Often used in business, military, planning, and transport contexts. It can suggest a focus on practical organization, but may also imply that a plan is workable only if the movement and coordination of resources can be managed.
Easily confused with logistically
Logistically means with respect to the organization and movement of resources, whereas logically means in a way that follows valid reasoning.