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Logistics Vocab
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1. Similar to diversion - but it occurs after the shipment has arrived in the destination city.
sweatshops
reconsignment
wireless communication
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
2. A group of forecasting techniques that is based on the idea that future demand is solely dependent on past demand.
facility closing
information (channel) strategy
make-to-stock
time series forecasting
3. Contains relevant export transaction data such as the transportation mode(s) - transaction participants - and description of what is being exported.
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4. Refers to alphanumeric identification that specifies where a product was processed or manufactured.
benchmarking
Six Sigma
piggyback transportation
batch number
5. A strategic orientation in which traditional logistics activities are managed as a value-added system.
process strategy
containers
ergonomics
DSS (Decision support system)
6. Price of the product at its source plus transportation costs to its destination.
landed costs
commodity rate
information
FOB origin pricing
7. Compares actual experience to the expected experience and if the actual experience equals or exceeds the expected experience - then the customer is satisfied.
customer satisfaction
economic utility
systems analysis
supplier parks
8. A document that notifies a transportation carrier of wrong or defective deliveries - delay - or other delivery shortcoming.
accessorial service
freight claims
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
field warehousing
9. Locations that contain chemicals or other types of industrial wastes.
reverse auctions
brownfields
shrink-wrap
pull inventory system
10. Allow companies to produce digital maps that can drill down to site-specific qualities such as bridge heights.
productivity
GIS (Graphical Information Systems)
nodes
aperless warehousing
11. Simulation of the types of problems that the package will be exposed to in warehouses and in transit.
goods in transit
cross-docking
package testing
SCM (Supply Chain Management)
12. A strategic orientation in which a limited number of traditional logistics activities are managed across business units.
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
market strategy
freight claims
FOB origin pricing
13. All activities associated with the flow and transformation of goods from the raw material stage - through to the end user - as well as the associated information flows.
waste materials
GPS (Global positioning systems)
supply chain
private warehousing
14. Conformance to mutually agreed upon requirements.
quality
shipper's export declaration (SED)
obsolete materials
product recall
15. Measurement that ensures conformity with an organization's policies - procedures - or standards.
control
cause and effect forecasting
bulk-making
reconsignment
16. Artificial intelligence - Sophisticated use of the computer in which it is programmed to 'think' as a trained - skilled human in specific situations.
logistics information system
office automation systems
AI
accumulating
17. Fixed facilities - such as a plant - warehouse - or store - in a logistics system.
fixed slot location
nodes
system constraints
make-to-stock
18. Material that is used to block and brace products inside carrier equipment to prevent the shipment from shifting in transit and becoming damaged.
dunnage
reverse auctions
pure materials
unitization
19. The number of tons times the number of miles.
TEU
tom miles
procurement (purchasing)
slurry systems
20. Prohibition of trade between particular countries.
reverse auctions
embargoes
order transmittal
procurement (purchasing)
21. Refers to warehousing situations where goods are not released until applicable fees are paid. As an example - Internal Revenue Service - bonded warehouses hold goods other federal taxes and fees collected.
'C-level' position
GIS (Graphical Information Systems)
bonded storage
pick-to-light technology
22. Breaking larger quantities into smaller quantities.
systems analysis
allocating
FOB destination - freight collect
stowability
23. Flatboard boat used to transport heavy products.
time utility
warehousing
barge
fourth-party logistics (lead logistics provider)
24. Refers to the amount of product entering and leaving a facility in a given time period.
intermodal competition
total cost approach
throughput
aperless warehousing
25. Facts or recorded measures of certain phenomena.
data
quality-of-life considerations
bar-code scanners
brownfields
26. A framework that identifies five key processes - plan - source - make - deliver - return - associated with supply chain management.
dunnage
SCOR (Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model)
GPS (Global positioning systems)
Operational (planning time horizon)
27. Created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to encourage business development-through various tax credits-in economically depressed portions of cities.
productivity
empowerment zone
industry systems analysis
broker
28. Restrictions other than tariffs that are placed on imported products.
nontariff barriers
line-haul
pull inventory system
concealed damage
29. The seller pays the freight charges in advance but bills the buyer for them. The buyer owns the goods in transit.
FOB origin - freight prepaid and charged back
accessorial service
stowability
class rate system
30. Specifies the country(ies) in which a product is manufactured.
certificate of origin
fixed order quantity system
short-interval scheduling
package testing
31. The pick location is brought to the picker (e.g. - carousels).
system constraints
empowerment zone
supply chain collaboration
part-to-picker system
32. A U.S. government agency with primary responsibility for regulating railroad pricing and service.
contract logistics
channel intermediaries
STB (Surface Transportation Board)
Nonvessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC)
33. These are material that have been spoiled - broken - or otherwise rendered unfit for further use or reclamation.
transaction processing system
picker-to-part system
waste materials
Application-specific software
34. Assemble small shipments into a single - larger shipment.
consolidate
terminal
tariffs
control
35. A company discontinues operations at a current site because the operations are no longer needed or can be absorbed by other facilities.
DOT (Department of Transportation)
materials management
disintermediation
facility closing
36. Occurs in delivered pricing when a buyer pays an excessive freight charge calculated into the price of the goods.
FOB destination - freight prepaid and charged back
relevancy
AI
phantom freight
37. Refer to the manner by which a seller will be paid by a buyer for an international transaction.
terms of payment
public warehousing
unitization
center-of-gravity approach
38. Piggyback traffic - or loading truck trailers onto rail flatcars.
order processing
TOFC (trailer on flatcar)
LIS
p-cards (procurement cards)
39. Logistics activities are managed in multiple departments throughout an organizations.
CPA (Customer profitability analysis)
hazardous materials
fragmented logistics structure
throughput
40. Economic activity that can be conducted via electronic connections such as EDI and the internet.
transit time
demurrage
TOFC
electronic commerce
41. Actual physical movement of goods and people between two points.
co-branding
package testing
transportation
quality-of-life considerations
42. Products are produced prior to receiving a customer order.
system security
packaging
inventory flow diagram
make-to-stock
43. Buyer pays a lower freight charge than the shipper incurs in shipping the product.
parcel
supplier development (reverse marketing)
unit load devices
freight absorption
44. Use satellites that allow companies to compute vehicle positions - velocity - and time.
tom miles
GPS (Global positioning systems)
co-branding
bulk cargo
45. Companies that specialize in providing various types of logistics services.
intermodal competition
international freight forwarders
commodity rate
LSP (Logistics Service Provider)
46. Materials requested by a customer that are unavailable for shipment at the same time as the reminder of the order. They are usually shipped when available.
back order
ABC (Activity-based costing)
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
place utility
47. A payment from a shipper or consignee to a truck carrier for having kept the carrier's equipment too long.
detention
kickbacks
packaging
theft
48. A warehouse with an emphasis on quick throughput - such as is needed in supporting marketing efforts.
ROP (reorder point)
variable slot location
distribution center
order triage
49. The time from when the seller receives an order until an appropriate location is authorized to fill the order.
order processing
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
postponement
freight absorption
50. Product for which there is no demand.
ABC analysis
terms of sale
dead inventory (stock)
data mining
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