Careers in Logistics

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1. The “Logistics” term is a relatively new in the economic theory, however it has a long history.

Greek by origin, presented in all European languages, has being used in many but two meanings. In Greece: “Art of Thinking”, “Performance of Calculations”.

Special state controllers had been called “logists”, and there were 10 of them.

Romanians – “rule of products distribution”.

Later – logistics is met in military science, as a fundamental mechanism of military support.

Byzantium [bi’zentiem] Imperia (880-920 y.y.) “The logistic goal is to support army, provide ammunition, food, and missions planning”.

Thus the “logistics” term receives the military origin. However, it has been further developed and acquires two major meanings.

German philosopher, mathematician Wilhelm Leibnitz (XVII-XVIII): Logistics – mathematical science.

1960 - The New Structure of Headquarters of French Army adopted “Senior Marshall for Logistics”, responsible for supply, transportation, placement and route [rut] planning (J.D. Little, The Military Staff, Its History and Development (Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Co., 3^rd. ed., 1961), pp.4-49).

A.A. Zhomini, French General – “Treatise about Military Art” (1830) define logistics as a “third branch of the military science”, after strategy and tactics. It’s still a basis of theoretical and practical approaches of functioning of military forces. Thus there are organizational “logistic” structures in the NATO army forces.

American Army – W. War II. The logistics concern in amer. Army support become evident. The correspondence of lofistical problems in army with industrials has initiated its implementation in US economy terminology from the middle of 1950 th. as “enterprise logistics”. Further developments – separated the categories of “business-logistics”, “marketing-logistics”, “supply logistics”, “purchasing” logistics” etc.

In Europe (Germany, France) – logistics related to separate functional areas - “supply logistics”, “purchasing” logistics”, “Transport logistics”, etc.

Modern European languages “logistics” as – 1. mathematical logic. 2. techniques and technology of transport-warehousing works in military and civilian spheres. In some languages (engl.) – only 2-nd meaning.

From the beginning of 1990^th. – “logistics” has being used also in mass media, to define the new scientific direction – management of material, informational and financial flows, or turnovers of raw materials, processed products, information and so on, from the point of raw materials supplier, via processing plant towards the ultimate consumer according to the requirements of the latter.

Date: 2014-12-22; view: 829