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Logistics Vocab
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1. Uses the internet to make it easier - faster - and less expensive for an organization to purchase goods and services.
control
supplier development (reverse marketing)
electronic procurement (e-procurement)
broker
2. Employees who are sent to other countries for extended periods of time.
tracing
nontariff barriers
expatriate workers
Container Security Initiative (CSI)
3. Costs to seller when it is unable to supply an item to a customer ready to buy.
freight absorption
detention
Consignor
stockout cost
4. An order picker goes to where the product is located (e.g. - a forklift).
bulk-breaking
economic utility
order transmittal
picker-to-part system
5. Provides guidance in terms of a preferred list of carriers for shipments moving between two points.
Operational (planning time horizon)
office automation systems
routing guide
form utility
6. Analysis that is performed by a trade association - professional organization - or other entity - on a industry wide basis.
partial systems analysis
ISO 9000
industry systems analysis
Operational (planning time horizon)
7. Economic activity that can be conducted via electronic connections such as EDI and the internet.
intermodal competition
back order
terms of payment
electronic commerce
8. The depth in the water to which a vessel can be loaded.
draft
perfect order
part-to-picker system
third-party logistics (logistics outsourcing)
9. An intermediary that oversees the efficient movement of importers' goods (and accompanying paperwork) through customs and other inspection points.
disintermediation
customs broker
fixed order quantity system
in bond
10. Logistics-related decisions are made separately at the divisional or product group level and often in different geographic regions.
bulk cargo
cost trade-offs
parcel carriers
decentralized logistics organization
11. A technique that seeks to better understand the cost of a product by identifying what activities drive particular costs.
public warehousing
ABC (Activity-based costing)
ROP (reorder point)
Bill of Lading
12. Key suppliers locate on - or adjacent to - automobile plants - which helps reduce shipping costs and inventory carrying costs.
certificate of origin
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
supplier parks
weighing out
13. The time from when the seller receives an order until an appropriate location is authorized to fill the order.
accumulating
pallet (skid)
fragmented logistics structure
order processing
14. Packaging tapered articles inside each other to reduce the cubic volume of the entire shipment.
nesting
substitute products
customer service
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
15. Mixes attributes of public and contract warehousing; services are more differentiated than a public facility but less customized than in a contract facility.
multiclient warehousing
amodal shipper
materials handling
barge
16. Fixed facilities - such as a plant - warehouse - or store - in a logistics system.
nodes
bribes
tracing
time series forecasting
17. Allow companies to produce digital maps that can drill down to site-specific qualities such as bridge heights.
public warehousing
private warehousing
bulk cargo
GIS (Graphical Information Systems)
18. A process for returning a customer to a state of satisfaction after a service or product has failed to live up to expectations.
centralized logistics organization
slip sheet
investment recovery
service recovery
19. The short-distance movement of material between two or more points.
classification
control
industry systems analysis
materials handling
20. A measure of how heavy a product is in relation to its size.
freight bill
density
on-demand software
STB (Surface Transportation Board)
21. For international transactions - refers to determining when and where to transfer between buyer and seller - the physical goods - the payment for goods - legal title - required documentation as well as responsibility for controlling and caring f
routing
terms of sale
diversion
nontariff barriers
22. The use of speech to guide order-picking activities.
voice-based order picking
order transmittal
electronic commerce
seamless distribution
23. A payment from a shipper or consignee to a truck carrier for having kept the carrier's equipment too long.
multiclient warehousing
agile supply chain
detention
contract (third-party) warehousing
24. A buyer invites bids from multiple sellers - and the seller with the lowest bid is often awarded the business.
reverse auctions
service recovery
unitization
SKU (stock-keeping unit)
25. Day-to-day decision making - Operations controlled against standards and rules - Control via weekly/monthly reports - The implementation of the operational plan
electronic commerce
Operational (planning time horizon)
Consignee
obsolete materials
26. Includes all activities from when an appropriate location is authorized to fill an order until goods are loaded aboard an outbound carrier.
fixed order quantity system
broker
diversion
order picking and assembly
27. An invoice submitted by a transportation carrier requesting to be paid.
productivity
bonded storage
fixed slot location
freight bill
28. The removal of levels (layers) from a channel of distribution.
GDP
Nonvessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC)
push inventory system
disintermediation
29. 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.
throughput
contract carrier
field warehousing
possession utility
30. Refers to ships that register in nations that have lax maritime registration rules - particularly with respect to safety requirements.
accessorial service
ABC analysis
Operational (planning time horizon)
flags of convenience
31. The delay of value-added activities such as assembly - production - and packaging to the latest possible time.
partial systems analysis
customs broker
postponement
commodity rate
32. Product for which there is no demand.
public warehousing
dead inventory (stock)
weight break
routing guide
33. Inventory that is in route between various nodes in a logistics system.
allocating
cycle (base) stock
intermodal competition
pipeline (in-transit) stock
34. Satisfying current and emerging customer needs.
transportation
relevancy
on-demand software
CPA (Customer profitability analysis)
35. Refers to the value or usefulness of a product in fulfilling customer needs and wants.
ROP (reorder point)
economic utility
transportation
cause and effect forecasting
36. The cost of giving up an alternative opportunity.
opportunity costs
reconsignment
picker-to-part system
tom miles
37. Refers to logistical activities associated with goods that move across national boundaries.
international logistics
LSP (Logistics Service Provider)
FOB destination - freight prepaid
tailored logistics
38. Similar to the center-of-gravity locational approach - except that shipping volumes are also taken into account.
fixed slot location
transportation
fixed order quantity system
weighted center-of-gravity approach
39. Artificial intelligence - Sophisticated use of the computer in which it is programmed to 'think' as a trained - skilled human in specific situations.
letter of credit
AI
customer satisfaction
bar-code scanners
40. Storage of finished product and movement to the customers.
freight claims
physical distribution
GIS (Graphical Information Systems)
Consignor
41. 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.
bullwhip effect
possession utility
voice-based order picking
bonded storage
42. Similar to common carriers in that public warehousing serves all legitimate users and has certain responsibilities to this users.
public warehousing
FOB destination - freight prepaid and charged back
FOB origin pricing
maverick spending
43. A document used in cross-border trade that summarizes the entire transaction and contains key information such as a description of the goods - terms of sale and payments - and so on.
embargoes
DSS (Decision support system)
service recovery
commercial invoice
44. Stocks of goods and materials that are maintained for many purposes.
unit load
flexibility
short sea shipping
inventory
45. Aka bulk-making
commercial invoice
accumulating
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
terminal
46. Procurement activities that meet the ethical and discretionary responsibilities expected by society.
socially responsible procurement
closed-loop systems
hazardous materials
customer satisfaction
47. Emphasize the storage of products and their primary purpose is to maximize usage of available storage space.
warehouse
transportation
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
weight-losing product characteristics
48. Refers to systems that consider the return flow of products - their reuse - and the marketing and distribution of recovered products.
slip sheet
closed-loop systems
form utility
speculative stock
49. 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.
stowability
supply chain
substitute products
phantom freight
50. Raw materials - component parts - and supplies brought from outside organizations to support a company's operations.
procurement (purchasing)
unit load devices
WMS (Warehouse Management Systems)
customer satisfaction
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