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October 16, 2006

Logistical

logistical (adj) - organising something complicated

logistic (adj)
logistically (adv)

logistics (noun) -
a. the efficient organisation of an event or business that involves a lot of people or equipment
b. Efficient organisation of "the flow of goods, energy, information and other resources like products, services, and people, from the source of production to the marketplace." (See Wikipedia on logistics)


Example sentences:

* Logistical problems are causing delays in the bookstore's receiving its new shipment of books.

* The new computerized cargo handling system was in danger of turning into a logistical nightmare.

* Due to logistical problems we won't be holding the meeting as planned.

* The distribution of food and medical supplies was a logistical nightmare.

* The UN considers deploying troops under such conditions logistically impossible.

* The logistical problems of staging a rock concert are enormous.

* The convention center will be closed several hours before showtime, preventing the logistical problems of moving 10,000 people around a dark hall.

* Japanese naval ships now in the Gulf are supplying medical and logistical support to the multi-national forces in the area.

* The infantry does not have sufficient logistical support to hold on to what they capture.

* The logistical obstacles are not insurmountable.

* Dealing with thousands of individual shareholders would be a logistical nightmare.

* We've got one hell of a logistical headache coming our way.

* He is interested in how best practice in logistical planning by international companies can be adapted to the needs of domestic firms.

* Getting the book into the shops was a logistical nightmare for distributors Pan mcmillan.

* A thousand logistical nuances are predicated to plagued the military campaign.


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