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Logistics Vocab
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1. Facts or recorded measures of certain phenomena.
expediting
cycle (base) stock
system security
data
2. Strives to keep customers happy and creates in the customer's mind the perception of an organization that is easy to do business with.
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
hazardous materials
customer service
expatriate workers
3. Classifying orders according to pre-established guidelines so that a company can prioritize how orders should be filled.
LSP (Logistics Service Provider)
pure materials
order triage
ABC analysis
4. System that attempts enterprisewide coordination of relevant business processes by allowing (conceptually - at least) all functional areas within a firm to access and analyze a common database.
CPFR (Collaborative planning - forecasting - and replenishment)
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning system)
perfect order
bar-code scanners
5. A program in which public and private organizations work together to prevent terrorism against the United States through imports and transportation.
regrouping function
packaging
C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
expediting
6. Bill of Lading
bulk cargo
channel intermediaries
BOL
voice-based order picking
7. Refers to communication without cables and cords - and includes infrared - microwave - and radio transmissions.
unitization
substitute products
right-to-work laws
wireless communication
8. Cartels of all ocean vessel operators operating between certain trade areas.
bullwhip effect
embargoes
shipping conferences
intermodal transportation
9. Multiple logistics activities are combined into - and managed as - a single department.
unified logistics structure
package testing
physical distribution
fourth-party logistics (lead logistics provider)
10. Often accompanies an SED and provides explicit shipment instructions.
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11. 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.
picker-to-part system
short-interval scheduling
partnerships
weight-gaining product characteristics
12. Economic activity that can be conducted via electronic connections such as EDI and the internet.
certificate of origin
materials management
Application-specific software
electronic commerce
13. Refers to the fact that more items are recorded entering than leaving warehouse facilities.
logistics information system
variable slot location
inventory shrinkage
Application-specific software
14. A product that gains weight in processing; the processing point should be close to the market.
global procurement (sourcing)
CPFR (Collaborative planning - forecasting - and replenishment)
weight-gaining product characteristics
closed-loop systems
15. Inventory that is held for several reasons such as seasonal demand - projected price increases - and potential product shortages.
speculative stock
RFID (radio-frequency identification)
bullwhip effect
back order
16. A small device that responds to radio signals from an outside source.
transponders
short-interval scheduling
SKU (stock-keeping unit)
supplier development (reverse marketing)
17. Having products available where they are needed by customers.
Operational (planning time horizon)
mass logistics
DOT (Department of Transportation)
place utility
18. Occurs when a cargo takes up a vehicle's or a container's cubic capacity before reaching its weight capacity.
cube out
information
stockout cost
shipping conferences
19. Restrictions other than tariffs that are placed on imported products.
responsiveness
intermodal competition
nontariff barriers
relationship management
20. Simulation of the types of problems that the package will be exposed to in warehouses and in transit.
letter of credit
expediting
package testing
phantom freight
21. Pricing that includes both the price of the product and the transportation cost of the product to the purchaser's receiving dock.
data
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
system constraints
pallet (skid)
22. Collects and stores information about transactions and may also control some aspects of transactions.
GSCF model
responsiveness
JIT (Just-in-time) approach
transaction processing system
23. An inventory system that responds to actual (rather than forecasted) customer demand.
GDP
pull inventory system
terminal
bar-code scanners
24. Combining smaller packages into larger unites that can be more efficiently handled at one time.
building-blocks concept
inbound logistics
Operational (planning time horizon)
private carrier
25. Transportation service that is supplemental to line-haul transportation.
fragmented logistics structure
waste materials
accessorial service
order management
26. Goods moving between two points - often accompanied by a live bill of lading.
goods in transit
order cycle
import quotas
FOB origin - freight collect
27. Refers to waterborne transportation that utilizes inland and coastal waterways to move shipments from domestic ports to their destination.
inventory carrying (holding) costs
import quotas
short sea shipping
decentralized logistics organization
28. People - equipment - and procedures to gather - sort - analyze - evaluate - and distribute needed - timely - and accurate information to logistics decision makers.
office automation systems
logistics information system
amodal shipper
CPFR (Collaborative planning - forecasting - and replenishment)
29. Day-to-day decision making - Operations controlled against standards and rules - Control via weekly/monthly reports - The implementation of the operational plan
perfect order
procurement (purchasing)
Operational (planning time horizon)
ABC analysis
30. Having products available when they are needed by customers.
time utility
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
picker-to-part system
concealed damage
31. 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.
voice-based order picking
theft
Nonvessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC)
amodal shipper
32. 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.
simulation
shrink-wrap
excess capacity
JIT (Just-in-time) approach
33. A process for returning a customer to a state of satisfaction after a service or product has failed to live up to expectations.
service recovery
letter of credit
unit load devices
excess capacity
34. For-hire carriers that have been exempted from economic regulation through provisions in various pieces of legislation.
supplier parks
part-to-picker system
exempt carrier
materials management
35. These are material that have been spoiled - broken - or otherwise rendered unfit for further use or reclamation.
electronic procurement (e-procurement)
waste materials
dead inventory (stock)
FOB destination - freight collect
36. Concept that suggests that all relevant activities in moving and storing products should be considered as a whole (i.e. - their total cost) - not individually.
freight claims
contract logistics
C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
total cost approach
37. Stock that exceeds the reasonable requirements of an organization.
inventory
excess (surplus) materials
barge
weight break
38. Refers to choosing the locations for distribution centers - warehouses - and production facilities to facilitate logistical effectiveness and efficiency.
facility location
p-cards (procurement cards)
barge
supply chain collaboration
39. A technique used to model the systems under study - typically using mathematical equations to represent relationships among components of a logistics system.
simulation
assorting
bribes
shrink-wrap
40. A common credential that will be used to identify workers across all modes of transportation.
sorting
inventory
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
nesting
41. Strategic - Tactical - Operational
'C-level' position
The major functions of the different planning time horizons
make-to-stock
bribes
42. Occurs when the shipper notifies the carrier - prior to the shipment's arrival in the destination city - of a change in destination.
shipper's letter of instruction (SLI)
JIT (Just-in-time) approach
diversion
simulation
43. Assumes that one or more factors are related to demand - and the relationship between cause and effect can be used to estimate future demand.
associative forecasting
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
relationship management
stockout
44. The movement and storage of materials into a firm.
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
bulk-making
inbound logistics
reverse logistics
45. 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
wireless communication
physical distribution
logistics
shipper's export declaration (SED)
46. The time from when a transportation carrier picks up the shipment until it is received by the customer.
cross-docking
order delivery
assorting
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
47. 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.
empowerment zone
demand management
freight forwarder
terms of sale
48. Elapsed time between a customer places an order and when the goods are received.
JIT (Just-in-time) approach
FOB origin - freight collect
order cycle
intermodal transportation
49. Material that is used to block and brace products inside carrier equipment to prevent the shipment from shifting in transit and becoming damaged.
common carrier
pick-to-light technology
dunnage
suboptimization
50. Looks at the entire logistics systems to see how well all of its components function together.
TEU
comprehensive systems analysis
center-of-gravity approach
brownfields