物ぶつ流りゅう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the flow and management of goods from production to consumption, including transportation, warehousing, and inventory control. Common in business and supply chain contexts.

物ぶつ流りゅうの効こう率りつ化かが企き業ぎょうの課か題だいだ。
Improving logistics efficiency is a challenge for companies.
この地ち域いきは物ぶつ流りゅうの拠きょ点てんとして発はっ展てんした。
This area developed as a logistics hub.

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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
この会かい社しゃは商しょう品ひんの物ぶつ流りゅうを管かん理りしている。
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
台たい風ふうの影えい響きょうで物ぶつ流りゅうが滞とどこおっている。
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
自じ動どう化かによって物ぶつ流りゅうコストを削さく減げんした。
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
AIを活かつ用ようして物ぶつ流りゅうを効こう率りつ化かする企き業ぎょうが増ふえている。
More companies are streamlining their logistics using AI.

Kanji

物thing, object, matter
流current, a sink, flow

Related words

流りゅう通つうN1
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.
ロジスティックス
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.
配はい送そう
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.

Don't confuse with

物ぶっ販ぱん
物流 means logistics or physical distribution of goods, whereas 物販 means the act of selling those goods, not moving them.

Word family

物ぶつ流りゅう販はん売ばい
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
物ぶつ流りゅうセンター
distribution center; logistics center

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.