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Logistics Vocab
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1. Allow companies to produce digital maps that can drill down to site-specific qualities such as bridge heights.
order triage
GIS (Graphical Information Systems)
weight-losing product characteristics
right-to-work laws
2. Twenty-foot equivalent unit; a measure of the number of 20-foot containers that are used or handled.
TEU
density
diversion
freight claims
3. Consolidates freight shipments and buys transportation services in volume rates.
Nonvessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC)
facility location
freight forwarder
stockout cost
4. One location where customers can purchase products from two or more name-brand retailers.
co-branding
accessorial service
form utility
fast supply chain
5. A strategic orientation in which traditional logistics activities are managed as a value-added system.
sorting
excess (surplus) materials
process strategy
industry systems analysis
6. Requires a certain percentage of traffic to move on a nation's flag vessels.
weight break
cargo preference
customer satisfaction
bullwhip effect
7. Seeks to minimize inventory by reducing (if not eliminating) safety stock - as well as having the required amount of materials arrive at the production location at the exact time they are needed.
benchmarking
JIT (Just-in-time) approach
export packers
multiclient warehousing
8. Employees who are sent to other countries for extended periods of time.
piggyback transportation
expatriate workers
facility closing
classification
9. Terminal-to-terminal movement of freight or passengers.
slip sheet
bulk cargo
line-haul
dimensional (dim) weight
10. A payment from a shipper or consignee to a truck carrier for having kept the carrier's equipment too long.
broker
office automation systems
goods in transit
detention
11. Manufacturing plants that exist just south of the U.S.-Mexican border.
time utility
Maquiladora
accessorial service
closed-loop systems
12. Computer-to-computer transmission of business data in a structured format.
order fill rate
obsolete materials
substitute products
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
13. Emphasizes a speed or time component.
fast supply chain
partnerships
GPS (Global positioning systems)
part-to-picker system
14. 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
facility location
transportation
pick-to-light technology
SCM (Supply Chain Management)
15. Assumes that one or more factors are related to demand - and the relationship between cause and effect can be used to estimate future demand.
assorting
nontariff barriers
obsolete materials
associative forecasting
16. 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.
judgmental forecasting
quality-of-life considerations
landed costs
shipping conferences
17. A cartel consisting of nearly all the world's scheduled international airlines.
relevancy
Consignor
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
theft
18. The depth in the water to which a vessel can be loaded.
common carrier
customs broker
rail gauge
draft
19. A technique used to model the systems under study - typically using mathematical equations to represent relationships among components of a logistics system.
fixed slot location
TEU
simulation
unified logistics structure
20. The cost of giving up an alternative opportunity.
reverse logistics
opportunity costs
suboptimization
weighted center-of-gravity approach
21. The degree to which an organization can accommodate unique or unplanned customer requests.
responsiveness
picker-to-part system
agile supply chain
electronic commerce
22. Inventories that are used or distributed together (e.g. razor blades and razors).
electronic commerce
'C-level' position
make-to-order
complementary products
23. Unused available space.
excess capacity
information (channel) strategy
Consignee
tracing
24. Considers a shipment's density (the amount of space occupied relative to weight) to determine a shipment's billable weight.
stowability
process strategy
physical distribution
dimensional (dim) weight
25. Provide effective ways to process personal and organizational business data - to perform calculations - and to create documents.
office automation systems
empowerment zone
order delivery
pallet (skid)
26. Refers to security throughout the entire supply chain.
push inventory system
bulk cargo
system security
product recall
27. A group of forecasting techniques that is based on the idea that future demand is solely dependent on past demand.
shippers' associations
batch number
time series forecasting
'C-level' position
28. Factors in the system that cannot be changed for various reasons.
line-haul
materials management
system constraints
piggyback transportation
29. Creating - maintaining - and enhancing strong relationships with customers and other stakeholders.
relationship management
amodal shipper
private carrier
weighted center-of-gravity approach
30. Medium- to long-term horizon - One- to five-year (plus) time span - Overall 'structural' decisions - Trade-offs between company functions - Trade-offs with other organizations - Corporate financial plans and policies - Policy decisions developed into
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning system)
Strategic (planning time horizon)
phantom freight
warehousing
31. Refers to software that has been developed for managers to deal with specifics logistics functions or activities (e.g. transportation management systems)
tracing
right-to-work laws
Application-specific software
disintermediation
32. Bringing together inventory from different sources.
marginal analysis
bulk-making
control
physical distribution
33. A product that gains weight in processing; the processing point should be close to the market.
reconsignment
freight forwarder
total cost approach
weight-gaining product characteristics
34. Goods that flow from the consumer to the manufacturer (e.g. - product recalls and product recycling).
reverse logistics
grid system
freight absorption
SCM (Supply Chain Management)
35. A company discontinues operations at a current site because the operations are no longer needed or can be absorbed by other facilities.
facility closing
CPA (Customer profitability analysis)
order transmittal
TOFC (trailer on flatcar)
36. Pricing that includes both the price of the product and the transportation cost of the product to the purchaser's receiving dock.
expatriate workers
tracing
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
Bill of Lading
37. General contractor that ensures that third-party logistics companies are working toward relevant supply chain goals and objectives.
FOB destination - freight collect
cube out
back order
fourth-party logistics (lead logistics provider)
38. 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.
warehouse
supplier parks
office automation systems
FOB origin pricing
39. Classifying orders according to pre-established guidelines so that a company can prioritize how orders should be filled.
order triage
associative forecasting
FOB origin - freight prepaid and charged back
inventory tax
40. Depicts the demand for - and replenishment of - inventory.
inventory flow diagram
time utility
excess (surplus) materials
certificate of origin
41. Refers to a combination of water transportation and surface transportation between an origin and destination port.
FOB origin - freight prepaid
TOFC
system constraints
land bridge
42. Cooperative - formal or informal supply chain relationships between manufacturing companies and their suppliers - business partners - or customers - developed to enhance the overall business performance of both sides.
assorting
supply chain collaboration
GSCF model
letter of credit
43. Day-to-day decision making - Operations controlled against standards and rules - Control via weekly/monthly reports - The implementation of the operational plan
Operational (planning time horizon)
aperless warehousing
Bill of Lading
opportunity costs
44. A document that notifies a transportation carrier of wrong or defective deliveries - delay - or other delivery shortcoming.
freight claims
Consignor
cost trade-offs
public warehousing
45. Refers to forecasting that involves judgment or intuition and is preferred in situations where there is limited - or no - historical data.
materials management
supply chain collaboration
center-of-gravity approach
judgmental forecasting
46. Refers to alphanumeric identification that specifies where a product was processed or manufactured.
economic utility
Application-specific software
batch number
weighted center-of-gravity approach
47. According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) - that part of supply chain management that plans - implements - and controls the efficient - effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods - services - and rel
data
FOB destination - freight prepaid and charged back
process strategy
logistics
48. A return trip or movement in a direction of secondary importance or purpose.
cause and effect forecasting
backhaul
disintermediation
communication system
49. aka bulk-breaking
allocating
Bill of Lading
bribes
materials handling
50. A major port where thousands of containers arrive and depart per week. These ports specialize in the efficient handling of containers.
load center
ISO 9000
multiclient warehousing
Operational (planning time horizon)
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