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Logistics Vocab
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1. Using a container that can be transferred from the vehicle of one mode to a vehicle of another - and with the movement covered under a single bill of lading.
intermodal transportation
quality-of-life considerations
brownfields
unit load
2. Taking and removing personal property with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.
associative forecasting
classification
theft
inventory
3. 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.
bonded storage
international freight forwarders
unit load
inventory flow diagram
4. The orders to be picked are identified by lights placed on shelves or racks.
pick-to-light technology
intermodal transportation
time series forecasting
sweatshops
5. Companies that specialize in providing various types of logistics services.
shipper's letter of instruction (SLI)
LSP (Logistics Service Provider)
inventory flow diagram
on-demand software
6. State laws that specify that a worker does not have to join the union to work permanently at a facility.
right-to-work laws
in bond
broker
diversion
7. A specific rate for every possible combination of product - weight - and distance.
on-demand software
ROP (reorder point)
center-of-gravity approach
commodity rate
8. Considers a shipment's density (the amount of space occupied relative to weight) to determine a shipment's billable weight.
dimensional (dim) weight
grid system
GSCF model
ABC (Activity-based costing)
9. 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.
reconsignment
center-of-gravity approach
parcel carriers
short-interval scheduling
10. Software packages that control the movement and storage of materials within a warehousing facility.
EOQ (Economic Order Quanitity)
sorting
WMS (Warehouse Management Systems)
routing guide
11. Characterized by variability in demand orders among supply chain participants.
bullwhip effect
procurement (purchasing)
order cycle
supplier parks
12. Depicts the demand for - and replenishment of - inventory.
inventory flow diagram
center-of-gravity approach
customs broker
suboptimization
13. The seller owns the goods in transit - prepays the freight charges - and bills the buyer for the freight charges.
FOB destination - freight prepaid and charged back
dunnage
SCOR (Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model)
pilferage
14. Having products available when they are needed by customers.
parcel carriers
time utility
package testing
density
15. Focuses on an organization's ability to respond to changes in demand with respect to volume and variety.
agile supply chain
export management company
carrier
export packers
16. A strategic orientation in which traditional logistics activities are managed as a value-added system.
safety (buffer) stock
inventory turnover
process strategy
service recovery
17. The term associated with the handling of unit loads.
'C-level' position
FOB destination - freight prepaid
unitization
grid system
18. A carrier's attempt to determine a shipment's location during the course of its move.
tracing
simulation
comprehensive systems analysis
electronic procurement (e-procurement)
19. Piggyback traffic - or loading truck trailers onto rail flatcars.
nodes
commercial invoice
TOFC (trailer on flatcar)
broker
20. Building up a variety of different products for resale to a particular customer.
assorting
Consignor
marginal analysis
pick-to-light technology
21. Using measures of another organization's performance to judge one's own performance.
benchmarking
FOB origin - freight collect
logistics information system
fragmented logistics structure
22. 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.
weighted center-of-gravity approach
supply chain collaboration
unitization
stockout cost
23. An international logistics specialist that custom packs shipments when the exporter lacks the equipment or expertise to do so itself.
product recall
mass logistics
export packers
fast supply chain
24. Economic activity that can be conducted via electronic connections such as EDI and the internet.
quality
electronic commerce
public warehousing
Tactical (planning time horizon)
25. Refers to logistical activities associated with goods that move across national boundaries.
partnerships
expediting
disintermediation
international logistics
26. Manufacturing plants that exist just south of the U.S.-Mexican border.
GSCF
landed costs
Maquiladora
make-to-stock
27. A program in which public and private organizations work together to prevent terrorism against the United States through imports and transportation.
class rate system
shrink-wrap
inventory tax
C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
28. A technique used to model the systems under study - typically using mathematical equations to represent relationships among components of a logistics system.
systems analysis
LSP (Logistics Service Provider)
simulation
cargo preference
29. Damage that is not initially apparent but is discovered after a package is opened.
FOB destination - freight prepaid
data
reverse auctions
concealed damage
30. Pricing that includes both the price of the product and the transportation cost of the product to the purchaser's receiving dock.
FOB destination (delivered) pricing
pipeline (in-transit) stock
disintermediation
weight-gaining product characteristics
31. 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.
field warehousing
kickbacks
private warehousing
commercial invoice
32. Twenty-foot equivalent unit; a measure of the number of 20-foot containers that are used or handled.
transponders
TEU
weighing out
FOB destination - freight prepaid
33. Product for which there is no demand.
empowerment zone
dead inventory (stock)
variable slot location
on-demand software
34. The number of tons times the number of miles.
phantom freight
transportation management
FOB destination - freight collect
tom miles
35. Separating products into grades and qualities desired by different target markets.
density
supply chain collaboration
sorting
unified logistics structure
36. Restrictions other than tariffs that are placed on imported products.
fixed order interval system
fast supply chain
order triage
nontariff barriers
37. Companies whose primary business is other than transportation provide their own transportation service by operating truck - railcars - barges - ships - or airplanes.
private carrier
form utility
consolidate
goods in transit
38. Refers o cargo stowed loose - without specific packing - and generally handled with a pump - scoop - or shovel.
investment recovery
co-branding
bulk cargo
supplier parks
39. A warehouse with an emphasis on quick throughput - such as is needed in supporting marketing efforts.
distribution center
warehouse
The major functions of the different planning time horizons
power retailer
40. Classifying orders according to pre-established guidelines so that a company can prioritize how orders should be filled.
order triage
GSCF model
suboptimization
order management
41. Strategic - Tactical - Operational
The major functions of the different planning time horizons
relevancy
customer satisfaction
physical distribution
42. A product that gains weight in processing; the processing point should be close to the market.
Nonvessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC)
cube out
accumulating
weight-gaining product characteristics
43. The seller pays the freight charges and also owns the goods in transit. The is what is generally referred to as FOB destination pricing.
commodity rate
FOB destination - freight prepaid
parcel carriers
bulk-making
44. The amount of output divided by the amount of input.
brownfields
productivity
systems analysis
postponement
45. The time from when the seller receives an order until an appropriate location is authorized to fill the order.
order processing
pick-to-light technology
DSS (Decision support system)
order fill rate
46. Money paid before an exchange.
scrap materials
market strategy
bribes
rail gauge
47. A payment from a shipper or consignee to a truck carrier for having kept the carrier's equipment too long.
exempt carrier
detention
LIS
ABC (Activity-based costing)
48. aka bulk-breaking
ergonomics
documentation
allocating
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
49. Cargo reaches a vehicle's or a container's weight capacity without filling its cubic capacity.
throughput
weighing out
FOB origin - freight prepaid
rail gauge
50. The distance between the inner sides of two parallel rail tracks.
delivery window
partial systems analysis
goods in transit
rail gauge
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