The terms logistics and supply chain management are sometimes used interchangeably. Some say there is no difference between the two terms, that supply chain management is the “new” logistics.To compound this, what is considered supply chain management in the United States is more commonly known as logistics management in Europe, according to the blog for PLS Logistics Services, a logistics management firm in Pennsylvania. When the question was posed in an Inbound Logistics article, the answers varied based on the functions of a supply chain (or logistics) professional handled.