lo·gis·tics 
(lō-jĭstĭks, lə-)
(lō-jĭstĭks, lə-)n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. The aspect of military operations that deals with the procurement, distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materiel and personnel.
2. The management of the details of an operation.
[French logistiques, from logistique, logic (perhaps influenced by loger, to quarter), from Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation; see LOGISTIC.]