物流是指为了满足客户的需求，以最低的成本，通过运输、保管、配送等方式，实现原材料、半成品、成品或相关信息进行由商品的产地到商品的消费地的计划、实施和管理的全过程。物流是一个控制原材料、制成品、产成品和信息的系统，从供应开始经各种中间环节的转让及拥有而到达最终消费者手中的实物运动，以此实现组织的明确目标。现代物流是经济全球化的产物，也是推动经济全球化的重要服务业。世界现代物流业呈稳步增长态势，欧洲、美国、日本成为当前全球范围内的重要物流基地
Logistics refers to the whole process of planning, implementation and management of raw materials, semi-finished products, finished products or related information from the origin of goods to the consumption place of goods in order to meet the needs of customers, at the lowest cost, by means of transportation, storage, distribution, etc. Logistics is a system that controls raw materials, finished products, finished products and information. From the beginning of supply, through the transfer and ownership of various intermediate links, it reaches the physical movement in the hands of the final consumers, so as to achieve the clear objectives of the organization. Modern logistics is the product of economic globalization, and also an important service industry to promote economic globalization. The world's modern logistics industry is growing steadily. Europe, the United States and Japan have become important logistics bases in the world