The origin of the word comes from the Greek "LOGISTIK," which the Latin "LOGISTICUS" is derived, meaning both calculation and reasoning in the mathematical sense.The development of logistics is closely linked to the progress of military activities and needs resulting from the war ..The Persian army was the first to use a large-scale marine. In the expedition of Xerxes against the Greeks in 481 BC, were used more than 3,000 transport vessels to support the army.70 YEARS ignorance of the term and scope of logistics; computer was still a mystery and restricted domain; initiatives in the automotive sector, mainly in handling and storage of parts and components due to the complexity of a car that involved more than 20,000 SKUs; outside the automotive sector, the electric power industry defined standards for packaging, storage and transportation of materials; In 1977 ABAM are created - Brazilian Association of Materials Management and ABMM - Brazilian Association of Material Handling, which were unrelated and had nothing to synergistic; In 1979 it created the IMAM - Institute of Materials Handling and Storage80 YEARS In 1980 comes the first group of studies of Logistics, creating the first definitions and guidelines to differentiate Transport Distribution and Logistics; 1982 is brought in from Japan the first modern system of integrated logistics, JIT - Just in Time and KANBAN, developed by Toyota; In 1984 it created the first Benchmarking Logistics Group; In 1984 the ABRAS - Brazilian Association of Supermarkets creates a logistics department to discuss and analyze the relationships between suppliers and supermarkets; Standard Pallet is created Brasileiro, known as PBR and design of the Urban Vehicle Load; In 1988 is created ASLOG - Brazilian Association of Logistics; installation of the first logistics operator in Brazil (Brasildock's)90 YEARS stabilization of the economy from 1994 with the Real Plan and focus on cost management; evolution of microcomputing and Information Technology, with the development of software for warehouse management and WMS - Warehouse Management System, barcodes and systems for Delivery Routing; entry of 06 new international logistics operators (Ryder, Danzas, Penske, TNT, McLane, Exel) and development of more than 50 domestic companies; ERP / ECR / EDI / DOT; privatization of highways, ports, telecommunications, railways and container terminals; investments in cargo monitoring rise of e-commerceWhat is Logistics / Supply Chain ManagementIt is still widely accepted in the corporate setting the Council of Logistics Management, CLM (1986): "The process of planning, implementing and controlling the flow and storage efficient and economical raw materials, semi-finished materials and finished products as well as the related information from point of origin to point of consumption, in order to meet the demands of customers. " The definition created in 1986 by CLM has recently been amended, including the concept of Supply Chain Management:"It's part of the supply chain process that plans, implements and controls, effectively, the flow and storage of goods, services and information from point of origin to point of consumption to meet the needs of customers"According to the CLM:"Supply Chain Management is the integration of key processes from end user to the primary suppliers in