(ぶつりゅう)

ぶつりゅう
noun
logistics
1. logistics, physical distribution
The management and movement of goods, including transportation, warehousing, and delivery systems.
物流(ぶつりゅう)コストが(たか)い。
The logistics costs are high.
物流(ぶつりゅう)センターで(はたら)いている。
I work at a logistics center.
物流(ぶつりゅう)効率化(こうりつか)課題(かだい)になっている。
Improving logistics efficiency has become an issue.
物流(ぶつりゅう)会社(がいしゃ)荷物(にもつ)配送(はいそう)(たの)んだ。
I asked a logistics company to deliver the package.
ネットショッピングが()えたことで、物流(ぶつりゅう)業界(ぎょうかい)では人手(ひとで)不足(ぶそく)深刻(しんこく)になっている。
With the increase in online shopping, the logistics industry is facing a serious labor shortage.

物流(ぶつりゅう) covers the entire process of moving goods — transportation, warehousing, packaging, and delivery. Short for 物的(ぶってき)流通(りゅうつう) (physical distribution).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 物流(ぶつりゅう)センター: logistics/distribution center
  • 物流(ぶつりゅう)コスト: logistics costs
  • 物流(ぶつりゅう)会社(がいしゃ): logistics company
  • 物流(ぶつりゅう)業界(ぎょうかい): logistics industry
  • 物流(ぶつりゅう)倉庫(そうこ): logistics warehouse

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 流通(りゅうつう): distribution (broader, includes commercial flow)
  • 配送(はいそう): delivery (the final stage)
  • 輸送(ゆそう): transport (the movement itself)
  • ロジスティクス: logistics (English loanword, used in business contexts)

USAGE:
A key term in business Japanese. The 物流(ぶつりゅう) sector has been in the news due to labor shortages caused by the growth of e-commerce.