Procurement vs Logistics - What's the difference?
procurement | logistics |
(uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.
(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
Efficient contrivance; management; agency.
English plurals
(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.
(military) The procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation of equipment, facilities, and personnel.
As nouns the difference between procurement and logistics
is that procurement is the purchasing department of a company while logistics is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals.procurement
English
(wikipedia procurement)Noun
- He was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies.
- I have a lot of experience in the procurement of construction materials and sub-contracts.
- They think it done by her procurement . -Dryden.
Derived terms
* chief procurement officerlogistics
English
Noun
(logistics)Synonyms
* (operations) * (military) supply lineReferences
* Council of Logistics Management, USA in 1991 *TELS logistics, UK