Translation guide
The process of moving goods from producers to consumers, including transportation, warehousing, and inventory management. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with the term 物流 (butsuryū), which is the standard business and logistics term.
The overall system of transporting, storing, and delivering goods in a supply chain.
The standard term for physical distribution and logistics in business contexts. Covers transportation, warehousing, and inventory management.
We need to reduce physical distribution costs.
This company improved its physical distribution system.
Specifically refers to physical distribution management or logistics management.
We hired a physical distribution management specialist.
Referring to the industry or academic field of physical distribution.
The network or infrastructure used for physical distribution.
Do not translate 'physical distribution' word-for-word as 物理的分配 (butsuriteki bunpai) or similar. That would be unnatural and not understood in a business context.