Logistics is so multifaceted that it can surprise anyone!
👇🏻Here are a few facts that will definitely blow your mind:
✅ The term "logistics" originates from the Greek word "logistikos," which means the skill of calculating. Initially, it was used in the military sphere to describe the art of efficiently moving armies and their supplies.
✅ The first parcel was sent more than 4,000 years ago.
✅ The world’s largest warehouse is over 1.5 million square meters that’s bigger than 300 football fields.
✅ Barcodes were originally designed as a way to keep track of railway cars as they traveled across the country. They first began to show up in the country's supermarkets in 1974.
✅ The world's largest ship, the Hyundai Merchant Marine Algeciras, used for logistics, is 61 meters wide and 399.9 meters long. It can carry and transport the Eiffel Tower without any problems.
👇🏻 Feel free to share which fact surprised you the most in the comments 😉
Head -Business Developement at Datapings Business Analytics Pvt. Ltd.
2wLove this analogy!!! Always ready!!!