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Logistics Vocab
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1. Refers to software that has been developed for managers to deal with specifics logistics functions or activities (e.g. transportation management systems)
order processing
contract logistics
multiclient warehousing
Application-specific software
2. Bill of Lading
BOL
make-to-stock
transit time
part-to-picker system
3. Software packages that control the movement and storage of materials within a warehousing facility.
AI
inventory shrinkage
supply management
WMS (Warehouse Management Systems)
4. The seller pays the freight charges - but the buyer owns the goods in transit.
transit time
form utility
FOB origin - freight prepaid
unitization
5. A cartel consisting of nearly all the world's scheduled international airlines.
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
obsolete materials
tracing
private warehousing
6. A buyer invites bids from multiple sellers - and the seller with the lowest bid is often awarded the business.
reverse auctions
judgmental forecasting
TOFC
electronic procurement (e-procurement)
7. Absolute limits to the quantity of a product that can be imported into a country during a particular time period.
import quotas
hazardous materials
inventory carrying (holding) costs
bonded storage
8. For-hire carriers that have been exempted from economic regulation through provisions in various pieces of legislation.
regrouping function
SCOR (Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model)
bar-code scanners
exempt carrier
9. Key suppliers locate on - or adjacent to - automobile plants - which helps reduce shipping costs and inventory carrying costs.
facility location
facility relocation
supplier parks
variable slot location
10. The process of determining how a shipment will be moved between consignor and consignee or between place of acceptance by the carrier and place of delivery to the consignee.
perfect order
freight bill
routing
obsolete materials
11. The short-distance movement of material between two or more points.
short-interval scheduling
batch number
materials handling
Maquiladora
12. Materials used for the containment - protection - handling - delivery - and presentation of goods.
TEU
LIS
packaging
centralized logistics organization
13. Global Supply Chain Forum
mass logistics
inventory turnover
GSCF
order triage
14. An alternative name for airfreight containers.
benchmarking
cargo preference
unit load devices
mass logistics
15. A system in which the size and timing of replenishment orders into a retailer's system are the manufacturer's responsibility.
systems approach
partnerships
VMI (vendor-managed inventory)
terms of payment
16. Are similar to credit cards for personal use - only p-cards are used for organizational purchases.
part-to-picker system
p-cards (procurement cards)
WMS (Warehouse Management Systems)
nontariff barriers
17. Piggyback traffic - or loading truck trailers onto rail flatcars.
TOFC (trailer on flatcar)
make-to-stock
bulk-breaking
shipper's export declaration (SED)
18. An invoice submitted by a transportation carrier requesting to be paid.
order transmittal
cargo preference
freight bill
marginal analysis
19. Refers to the value or usefulness of a product in fulfilling customer needs and wants.
pure materials
unit load
pallet (skid)
economic utility
20. A process for returning a customer to a state of satisfaction after a service or product has failed to live up to expectations.
draft
transportation management
ROP (reorder point)
service recovery
21. Collects and stores information about transactions and may also control some aspects of transactions.
tracing
RFID (radio-frequency identification)
transaction processing system
contract logistics
22. The documents associated with transportation shipments.
documentation
system constraints
service recovery
Tactical (planning time horizon)
23. 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.
investment recovery
economic utility
The major functions of the different planning time horizons
bonded storage
24. Refers to a combination of water transportation and surface transportation between an origin and destination port.
control
order management
land bridge
FOB origin - freight prepaid and charged back
25. The use of radio frequency to identify objects that have been implanted with an RFID tag.
quality-of-life considerations
DOT (Department of Transportation)
bulk-making
RFID (radio-frequency identification)
26. Breaking larger quantities into smaller quantities.
pure materials
cycle (base) stock
bulk-breaking
relevancy
27. Considers a shipment's density (the amount of space occupied relative to weight) to determine a shipment's billable weight.
dimensional (dim) weight
bullwhip effect
order picking and assembly
judgmental forecasting
28. Similar to common carriers in that public warehousing serves all legitimate users and has certain responsibilities to this users.
GPS (Global positioning systems)
transportation
AI
public warehousing
29. 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.
order fill rate
inventory shrinkage
partnerships
FOB origin pricing
30. Aka bulk-making
time series forecasting
order processing
accumulating
AI
31. A strategic orientation in which a limited number of traditional logistics activities are managed across business units.
TOFC (trailer on flatcar)
package testing
market strategy
Consignor
32. Inventory that is held for several reasons such as seasonal demand - projected price increases - and potential product shortages.
speculative stock
contract (third-party) warehousing
Operational (planning time horizon)
draft
33. The science that seeks to adapt work or working conditions to suit the abilities of the worker.
ergonomics
cycle (base) stock
transit time
back order
34. Their intent is to incorporate nonbusiness factors (e.g. - cost of living - crime rate - educational opportunities) into the decision of where to locate a plant or distribution facility.
quality-of-life considerations
investment recovery
unit load devices
tariffs
35. Refers to ships that register in nations that have lax maritime registration rules - particularly with respect to safety requirements.
load center
freight claims
flags of convenience
allocating
36. Prohibition of trade between particular countries.
flags of convenience
fixed order quantity system
embargoes
responsiveness
37. Refers to software that users access on a per-use basis instead of software they own or license for installation.
on-demand software
pure materials
fourth-party logistics (lead logistics provider)
back order
38. Buyer pays a lower freight charge than the shipper incurs in shipping the product.
transportation management
facility closing
freight absorption
centralized logistics organization
39. The time from when a transportation carrier picks up the shipment until it is received by the customer.
order delivery
flexibility
electronic commerce
GPS (Global positioning systems)
40. These are materials that are no longer serviceable - have been discarded - or are a by-product of the production process.
relationship management
office automation systems
scrap materials
cost trade-offs
41. Consolidates freight shipments and buys transportation services in volume rates.
freight forwarder
barge
fixed order quantity system
routing
42. Gross domestic product
wireless communication
GDP
simulation
back order
43. Movement and storage of raw materials - parts - and components within a firm.
electronic commerce
SKU (stock-keeping unit)
materials management
bulk-breaking
44. Refers to alphanumeric identification that specifies where a product was processed or manufactured.
theft
intramodal competition
batch number
variable slot location
45. Includes all activities from when an appropriate location is authorized to fill an order until goods are loaded aboard an outbound carrier.
letter of credit
unitization
order picking and assembly
bulk-making
46. Compares actual experience to the expected experience and if the actual experience equals or exceeds the expected experience - then the customer is satisfied.
third-party logistics (logistics outsourcing)
terminal
customer satisfaction
materials handling
47. Electronic devices that read bar codes and can be used to keep track inventory - reorder inventory - and analyze inventory patterns.
bar-code scanners
VMI (vendor-managed inventory)
LIS
postponement
48. Refers to buying components and inputs anywhere in the world.
weighing out
freight claims
global procurement (sourcing)
service recovery
49. Assumes that one or more factors are related to demand - and the relationship between cause and effect can be used to estimate future demand.
hazardous materials
diversion
associative forecasting
supply chain
50. Having products available when they are needed by customers.
time utility
partial systems analysis
tariffs
logistics
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