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Logistics Vocab
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1. The movement and storage of materials into a firm.
landed costs
inbound logistics
cargo preference
fragmented logistics structure
2. Often accompanies an SED and provides explicit shipment instructions.
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3. Includes all activities from when an appropriate location is authorized to fill an order until goods are loaded aboard an outbound carrier.
fast supply chain
building-blocks concept
order picking and assembly
opportunity costs
4. Facts or recorded measures of certain phenomena.
associative forecasting
data
fast supply chain
push inventory system
5. Retailers that are characterized by large market share and low prices.
weighted center-of-gravity approach
package testing
power retailer
opportunity costs
6. That part of a firm's logistics system that stores products at and between points of origin and point of consumption.
GSCF
tom miles
warehousing
weighted center-of-gravity approach
7. Gross domestic product
CPA (Customer profitability analysis)
tariffs
weight-gaining product characteristics
GDP
8. Occurs when the shipper notifies the carrier - prior to the shipment's arrival in the destination city - of a change in destination.
right-to-work laws
service recovery
time series forecasting
diversion
9. 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.
SCM (Supply Chain Management)
DSS (Decision support system)
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning system)
bonded storage
10. A technique used to model the systems under study - typically using mathematical equations to represent relationships among components of a logistics system.
Maquiladora
freight absorption
simulation
classification
11. Truck trailers on flatcars - also referred to as TOFC.
hazardous materials
piggyback transportation
international freight forwarders
warehousing
12. 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.
short-interval scheduling
cycle (base) stock
fixed order quantity system
international logistics
13. A transportation manager who purchases a prespecified level of transportation service and is indifferent to the mode(s) or carrier(s) used to provide the actual transportation service.
amodal shipper
routing guide
diversion
marginal analysis
14. Terminal-to-terminal movement of freight or passengers.
commodity rate
pull inventory system
line-haul
flexibility
15. Manufacturing plants that exist just south of the U.S.-Mexican border.
containers
possession utility
rail gauge
Maquiladora
16. These are material that have been spoiled - broken - or otherwise rendered unfit for further use or reclamation.
amodal shipper
throughput
make-to-stock
waste materials
17. A buyer invites bids from multiple sellers - and the seller with the lowest bid is often awarded the business.
pallet (skid)
reverse auctions
fixed order interval system
variable slot location
18. Groups of customers with similar logistical needs and wants are provided with logistics service appropriate to those needs and wants.
third-party logistics (logistics outsourcing)
draft
procurement (purchasing)
tailored logistics
19. A long-term arrangement between a shipper and another party to provide logistics services.
order cycle
partial systems analysis
line-haul
contract logistics
20. Piggyback traffic - or loading truck trailers onto rail flatcars.
facility closing
TOFC (trailer on flatcar)
back order
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
21. Refers o cargo stowed loose - without specific packing - and generally handled with a pump - scoop - or shovel.
DSS (Decision support system)
bulk cargo
scrap materials
JIT (Just-in-time) approach
22. Refers to corporate officers such as a chief executive officer (CEO) - chief operating officer (COO) - or chief financial officer (CFO).
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23. Positive - long-term relationships between supply chain participants.
documentation
weight-gaining product characteristics
CPFR (Collaborative planning - forecasting - and replenishment)
partnerships
24. An international logistics specialist that custom packs shipments when the exporter lacks the equipment or expertise to do so itself.
picker-to-part system
short-interval scheduling
commercial invoice
export packers
25. A system in which the size and timing of replenishment orders into a retailer's system are the manufacturer's responsibility.
rail gauge
part-to-picker system
on-demand software
VMI (vendor-managed inventory)
26. An agreement in which the world's ports agree to allow U.S. customs agents to identify and inspect high-risk containers bound for the United States before they are loaded onto ships.
CPFR (Collaborative planning - forecasting - and replenishment)
inventory tax
Container Security Initiative (CSI)
customer satisfaction
27. Packaging tapered articles inside each other to reduce the cubic volume of the entire shipment.
FOB origin - freight prepaid
classification
nesting
cause and effect forecasting
28. Movement and storage of raw materials - parts - and components within a firm.
perfect order
speculative stock
materials management
mass logistics
29. Computer-to-computer transmission of business data in a structured format.
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
data mining
global procurement (sourcing)
stockout cost
30. Depicts the demand for - and replenishment of - inventory.
order transmittal
physical distribution
inventory flow diagram
international freight forwarders
31. Materials used for the containment - protection - handling - delivery - and presentation of goods.
packaging
channel intermediaries
reverse logistics
unitization
32. Refers to the number of carriers within each mode.
SKU (stock-keeping unit)
communication system
weighing out
intramodal competition
33. The elapsed time from when an order is picked up by a transportation carrier until it is received by the customer.
commodity rate
rail gauge
transit time
shrink-wrap
34. According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals - SCM encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement - conversion - and all logistics management activities. Importantly - it also i
ergonomics
terms of payment
excess (surplus) materials
SCM (Supply Chain Management)
35. A warehousing facility that is owned or occupied on a long-term lease by the firm using it.
partial systems analysis
stockout cost
Nonvessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC)
private warehousing
36. Emphasize the storage of products and their primary purpose is to maximize usage of available storage space.
Bill of Lading
warehouse
short-interval scheduling
tracing
37. Price of the product at seller's place of business. Buyer must arrange for transportation of the product from the seller's place of business.
bulk-breaking
FOB origin pricing
supply chain
delivery window
38. Fixed facilities - such as a plant - warehouse - or store - in a logistics system.
order cycle
nodes
Bill of Lading
relationship management
39. The delay of value-added activities such as assembly - production - and packaging to the latest possible time.
intramodal competition
delivery window
transit time
postponement
40. A U.S. federal agency that regulates workplaces to ensure the safety of workers.
physical distribution
SCOR (Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model)
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
export management company
41. A process where product is received in a facility - occasionally married with product going to the same destination - then shipped at the earliest opportunity - without going into long-term storage.
freight claims
TEU
tariffs
cross-docking
42. Refers to forecasting that involves judgment or intuition and is preferred in situations where there is limited - or no - historical data.
flags of convenience
amodal shipper
judgmental forecasting
agile supply chain
43. The time span within which a scheduled delivery must be made.
landed costs
delivery window
phantom freight
TOFC
44. Looks at a single aspect of logistics - such as a time-and-motion study of individuals who handle incoming freight at a receiving dock.
empowerment zone
variable slot location
partial systems analysis
expatriate workers
45. A firm must move operations to another facility to better serve suppliers or customers.
materials management
facility relocation
package testing
ROP (reorder point)
46. Refers to communication without cables and cords - and includes infrared - microwave - and radio transmissions.
total cost approach
wireless communication
product recall
commodity rate
47. Inventory is replenished with a set quantity every time it is ordered; the time interval between orders may vary.
fixed order quantity system
transponders
JIT (Just-in-time) approach
load center
48. The orders to be picked are identified by lights placed on shelves or racks.
postponement
pick-to-light technology
letter of credit
ABC analysis
49. A system that simplifies each of the three primary rate factors - product - weight - and distance.
quality
regrouping function
line-haul
class rate system
50. Cargo reaches a vehicle's or a container's weight capacity without filling its cubic capacity.
data
bullwhip effect
weighing out
GSCF model