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Nous n'avons pris qu'une machine, par conséquent la logistique est simple.

Nous n'avons pris qu'une machine, par conséquent la logistique est simple.
We only took one machine, consequently logistics are simple.
From Lesson 202:Consequence connectors (c'est pourquoi, par conséquent)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous n'avons pris qu'une machine, par conséquent la logistique est simple.

How does par conséquent work here, and could I use c'est pourquoi instead?
Par conséquent means 'consequently' or 'as a result' and introduces the logical consequence of the first clause. You could absolutely use c'est pourquoi (that is why) here without changing the meaning. Both are great consequence connectors for a B1 level.
Why is there a n' in n'avons pris but no pas?
This uses the ne ... que structure, which means 'only'. It wraps around the conjugated verb just like a standard negation. Here, Nous n'avons pris que... means 'We only took...'. The word pas is always dropped when you use que for restriction.
In English, logistics is plural. Why does the French sentence use the singular la logistique est?
Unlike English, which treats logistics as a plural noun (logistics are), French uses the singular feminine noun la logistique. Also, remember that French requires the definite article (la) for abstract concepts like this, whereas English drops it.
Why does qu'une have an apostrophe?
The word que (the second half of the ne...que structure) drops its 'e' and becomes qu' when the next word starts with a vowel or mute h. Here, it bumps into une, so que une is shortened to qu'une for smoother pronunciation.

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