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物流 (ぶつりゅう, butsuryuu) Japanese meaning: logistics | Kotomora
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Improving logistics efficiency is a challenge for companies.
This area developed as a logistics hub.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 物ぶつ 流りゅう を 管かん 理り する to manage the logistics of goods
This company manages the logistics of its products.
物ぶつ 流りゅう が 滞とどこお る logistics/distribution to get held up or delayed
Distribution has been held up due to the typhoon.
物ぶつ 流りゅう コストを 削さく 減げん する to cut logistics costs
They cut logistics costs through automation.
物ぶつ 流りゅう を 効こう 率りつ 化か する to streamline logistics operations
Related words 流通 covers the whole circulation of goods including retail and sales, while 物流 focuses specifically on the physical transport, storage, and handling side.
ロジスティクス is a katakana loanword often used in technical, military, or academic contexts, whereas 物流 is the everyday business term for commercial goods distribution.
配送 refers narrowly to the delivery leg of getting goods to a destination, while 物流 encompasses the entire chain of transport, warehousing, and inventory management.
Etymology Compound of 物 (ぶつ, 'goods, things') and 流 (りゅう, 'flow, stream'), literally 'flow of goods'. A modern term that became common with the rise of supply chain management.
More companies are streamlining their logistics using AI.
