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Logistics Vocab
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1. Occurs when a cargo takes up a vehicle's or a container's cubic capacity before reaching its weight capacity.
push inventory system
inventory carrying (holding) costs
SCM (Supply Chain Management)
cube out
2. Refers to logistical activities associated with goods that move across national boundaries.
letter of credit
supply management
control
international logistics
3. Key suppliers locate on - or adjacent to - automobile plants - which helps reduce shipping costs and inventory carrying costs.
centralized logistics organization
piggyback transportation
supplier parks
slurry systems
4. Refers to the number of carriers within each mode.
import quotas
ergonomics
load center
intramodal competition
5. Use satellites that allow companies to compute vehicle positions - velocity - and time.
piggyback transportation
GPS (Global positioning systems)
relationship management
customer service
6. Uses the internet to make it easier - faster - and less expensive for an organization to purchase goods and services.
pipeline (in-transit) stock
broker
electronic procurement (e-procurement)
bulk-making
7. A system in which the size and timing of replenishment orders into a retailer's system are the manufacturer's responsibility.
transaction processing system
kickbacks
transponders
VMI (vendor-managed inventory)
8. Terminal-to-terminal movement of freight or passengers.
grid system
FOB origin pricing
line-haul
part-to-picker system
9. Packaging tapered articles inside each other to reduce the cubic volume of the entire shipment.
DSS (Decision support system)
in bond
freight forwarder
nesting
10. An analysis of workers' productivity over short periods of time. Each worker is assigned specific duties that he or she should be able to complete during the time period provided.
logistics
bulk-breaking
commercial invoice
short-interval scheduling
11. Nonprofit membership cooperatives that perform basically the same function as freight forwarders.
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12. A location technique utilizing a map or grid - with specific locations marked on the north-south and east-west axes. Its purpose is to find a location that minimizes transportation costs.
grid system
flexibility
cube out
tariffs
13. An inventory system that responds to actual (rather than forecasted) customer demand.
judgmental forecasting
private warehousing
pull inventory system
transportation management
14. Depicts the demand for - and replenishment of - inventory.
reverse logistics
information
batch number
inventory flow diagram
15. Money paid after an exchange.
brownfields
demand management
order processing
kickbacks
16. Companies that specialize in providing various types of logistics services.
STB (Surface Transportation Board)
logistics
AI
LSP (Logistics Service Provider)
17. Retailers that are characterized by large market share and low prices.
marginal analysis
order processing
power retailer
time series forecasting
18. One location where customers can purchase products from two or more name-brand retailers.
transponders
dimensional (dim) weight
Container Security Initiative (CSI)
co-branding
19. Procurement activities that meet the ethical and discretionary responsibilities expected by society.
socially responsible procurement
voice-based order picking
Consignor
classification
20. Inventory that is held in addition to cycle stock to guard against uncertainties in supply and/or lead time.
FOB origin - freight collect
procurement (purchasing)
Incoterms 2000
safety (buffer) stock
21. Materials that lose no weight in processing.
expediting
freight bill
pure materials
nesting
22. Focuses on an organization's ability to respond to changes in demand with respect to volume and variety.
agile supply chain
diversion
complementary products
grid system
23. System that attempts enterprisewide coordination of relevant business processes by allowing (conceptually - at least) all functional areas within a firm to access and analyze a common database.
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning system)
partial systems analysis
Tactical (planning time horizon)
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
24. Being out of an item at the same time there is a willing buyer for it.
sorting
diversion
inventory
stockout
25. A group of forecasting techniques that is based on the idea that future demand is solely dependent on past demand.
on-demand software
time series forecasting
make-to-order
brownfields
26. Refers to how easy a commodity is to pack into a load.
stowability
make-to-stock
private carrier
dead inventory (stock)
27. Taking and removing personal property with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.
theft
bribes
demand management
time series forecasting
28. Fixed facilities - such as a plant - warehouse - or store - in a logistics system.
nodes
communication system
SCOR (Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model)
inventory tax
29. Having products available where they are needed by customers.
place utility
investment recovery
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
order cycle
30. State laws that specify that a worker does not have to join the union to work permanently at a facility.
right-to-work laws
back order
nodes
transaction processing system
31. An alternative name for airfreight containers.
electronic procurement (e-procurement)
FOB origin - freight prepaid and charged back
parcel carriers
unit load devices
32. A uniform sealed reusable metal 'box' in which goods are shipped.
containers
responsiveness
supply chain collaboration
product recall
33. A company's objectives can be realized by recognizing the mutual interdependence of the major functional areas of the firm - such as marketing - production - finance - and logistics.
maverick spending
dunnage
systems approach
order fill rate
34. Flatboard boat used to transport heavy products.
communication system
weighing out
barge
co-branding
35. Looks at a single aspect of logistics - such as a time-and-motion study of individuals who handle incoming freight at a receiving dock.
FOB destination - freight collect
rail gauge
amodal shipper
partial systems analysis
36. A warehousing facility that is owned or occupied on a long-term lease by the firm using it.
unit load
free (foreign) trade zone
private warehousing
SCOR (Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model)
37. The seller pays the freight charges in advance but bills the buyer for them. The buyer owns the goods in transit.
flexibility
FOB origin - freight prepaid and charged back
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
FOB origin pricing
38. An invoice submitted by a transportation carrier requesting to be paid.
seamless distribution
freight bill
productivity
common carrier
39. The management of the various activities associated with the order cycle.
landed costs
order management
rail gauge
carrier
40. The use of speech to guide order-picking activities.
distribution center
parcel
voice-based order picking
allocating
41. A flat sheet of either fiberboard material or plastic that is placed under the unit load.
office automation systems
class rate system
obsolete materials
slip sheet
42. A facility temporarily established at the site of inventory; the warehouser assumes custody of the inventory and issues a receipt for it - which can then be used as collateral for a loan.
delivery window
comprehensive systems analysis
contract carrier
field warehousing
43. A U.S. federal agency that regulates workplaces to ensure the safety of workers.
TEU
cube out
short sea shipping
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
44. U.S. federal government body with primary responsibility for transportation safety regulation.
DOT (Department of Transportation)
channel intermediaries
GSCF
facility location
45. Established in the late 1980s to recognize U.S. organizations for their achievements in quality and performance.
customs broker
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
quality
fixed order interval system
46. Using measures of another organization's performance to judge one's own performance.
reverse auctions
back order
benchmarking
communication system
47. Absolute limits to the quantity of a product that can be imported into a country during a particular time period.
import quotas
judgmental forecasting
in bond
FOB origin - freight collect
48. Stocks of goods and materials that are maintained for many purposes.
inventory
load center
bribes
agile supply chain
49. Refers to a situation in which a hazard or defect is discovered in a manufactured or processed item - and its return is mandated by a government agency.
product recall
electronic commerce
supply chain
reconsignment
50. Assumes that one or more factors are related to demand - and the relationship between cause and effect can be used to estimate future demand.
WMS (Warehouse Management Systems)
consolidate
cause and effect forecasting
order fill rate