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Highlights - March 2006

March will see Driving World include a list of Driving & Logistics recruitment agencies and a list of currently available vacancies in the transport industry.

We'll also be extending the range of motoring product reviews, articles for sale, automotive industry events and our directory of haulage companies.

To start us off, here's a quick bit of history.

History of Logistics

Logistics as a concept is considered to evolve from the military's need to supply themselves as they moved from their base to a forward position. In ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine empires, there were military officers with the title ‘Logistikas’ who were responsible for financial and supply distribution matters. The Oxford English dictionary defines logistics as: “The branch of military science having to do with procuring, maintaining and transporting material, personnel and facilities.”

Logistics as its own concept in business evolved only in the 1950s. This was mainly due to the increasing complexity supply one's business with materials and shipping out products in an increasingly globalized supply supply chain called for experts in the field.

For more information about logistics take a look at Wikipedia.