The word "logistics" in China is a loanword introduced from Japanese sources, originating from the translation of the word "Logistics" in Japanese sources, "物の流".

China’s logistics terminology standards define logistics as: Logistics is the physical flow process of items from the supply place to the receiving place. According to actual needs, transportation, storage, loading and unloading, handling, packaging, circulation processing, The process of organically combining distribution, information processing and other functions to achieve user requirements.