后勤（或分配）是一个术语，描述与物品从制造或生长地点到使用或消费地点的移动有关的许多功能。物流管理是监督货物在正确的时间移到正确的地方的行为。典型的物流系统包括客户服务，需求预测，分销，通信，库存控制，物料处理，订单处理，零件和服务支持，位置分析，采购，包装，退货处理，打捞和报废处理，运输和运输以及仓储和存储。小公司的职位可能涉及所有这些，而大公司的职位可能只关注其中一个或几个领域。
Logistics (or distribution) is a term describing the many functions related to the movement of an item from the place where it was made or grown to the place where it is used or consumed. Logistics management is the act of supervising the movement of goods to the right place at the right time. A typical logistics system includes customer service, demand forecasting, distribution, communications, inventory control, material handling, order processing, parts and service support, location analysis, purchasing, packaging, return goods handling, salvage and scrap disposal, traffic and transportation, and warehousing and storage. Jobs in small companies may involve all of these, while positions at large corporations may focus on only one or a few of these areas.