Ministry of education of the republic of azerbaijan technical university

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
AZERBAIJAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Department: Foreign Languages
Faculty: Transport and logistics
Specialty: Transportation service and logistics
Group: 172a
Subject: English language
Student:Habizade Ibrahim
Teacher: Zeynalova Ulkar
Theme: What is the difference between transportation and logistics?
BAKU-2023
What is the difference between transportation and logistics?

While some use these terms interchangeably, they are two very unique aspects of the supply chain. Here’s what we need to know about logistics vs. transportation:

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Logistics is the overseeing of both the inward and outward flow of goods from the manufacturing point to the end user or point of use. The movement of these goods is known as transportation.
and managing procedures for the most efficient and effective storage and transportation of goods as possible. Services and related information from the source point to the consumer is sent through logistics to fulfill and meet customer demands.
What Are Logistics Services?
The logistics services industry is defined as the obtaining, producing, and distributing of materials and products in the right quantities to an end user or final destination.
It includes the science of planning, implementing,
What are transportation services?
The movement of people, goods, and animals from one location to another by air, rail, road, sea, cable, space, or pipeline is known as transportation.
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Transportation services are divided into three aspects: infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transportation is very important because it allows communication and trade between two parties.
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Although both transportation and logistics deal with getting valuables from one location to another, logistics has added benefits and functions.
Logistics executives also have to make decisions dealing with packaging, containerization, documentation, insurance, storage, importing and exporting regulations, freight damage claims, working and collaborating, managing vendors and partners, and risk mitigation.
Even though these terms have been used as a substitution for each other, the key differentiators are that logistics deals with the integration of storage, transportation, cataloguing, handling, and packaging of goods while transportation deals with the function of moving products or individuals from one location to the next.