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Logistics Vocab
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1. A payment from a shipper or consignee to a truck carrier for having kept the carrier's equipment too long.
order management
transportation
service recovery
detention
2. Locations that contain chemicals or other types of industrial wastes.
commodity rate
certificate of origin
expediting
brownfields
3. Companies that specialize in providing various types of logistics services.
possession utility
p-cards (procurement cards)
LSP (Logistics Service Provider)
STB (Surface Transportation Board)
4. Computer-to-computer transmission of business data in a structured format.
time series forecasting
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
AI
Application-specific software
5. Refers to a situation in which a hazard or defect is discovered in a manufactured or processed item - and its return is mandated by a government agency.
decentralized logistics organization
certificate of origin
product recall
on-demand software
6. Assumes that one or more factors are related to demand - and the relationship between cause and effect can be used to estimate future demand.
cause and effect forecasting
land bridge
amodal shipper
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
7. A type of contract logistics that focuses on providing unique and specially tailored warehousing services to particular clients.
supply chain collaboration
contract (third-party) warehousing
AI
short-interval scheduling
8. Specifies the country(ies) in which a product is manufactured.
embargoes
Consignee
certificate of origin
postponement
9. Involves rearranging the quantities and assortment of products as they move through the supply chain.
AI
marginal analysis
barge
regrouping function
10. Refers to software that has been developed for managers to deal with specifics logistics functions or activities (e.g. transportation management systems)
Application-specific software
phantom freight
backhaul
GPS (Global positioning systems)
11. Employee theft.
SCM (Supply Chain Management)
certificate of origin
parcel
pilferage
12. Provides specialized service to each customer based on a contractual arrangement.
pipeline (in-transit) stock
concealed damage
Consignor
contract carrier
13. Refers to a product's being in a form that (1) can be used by the customer and (2) is of value to the customer.
rail gauge
form utility
inventory tax
GSCF model
14. Refers to the amount of product entering and leaving a facility in a given time period.
cargo preference
throughput
intramodal competition
free (foreign) trade zone
15. Often accompanies an SED and provides explicit shipment instructions.
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16. A set of generic standards used to document - implement - and demonstrate quality management and assurance systems.
rail gauge
cargo preference
class rate system
ISO 9000
17. Being out of an item at the same time there is a willing buyer for it.
accessorial service
stockout
STB (Surface Transportation Board)
shippers' associations
18. Restrictions other than tariffs that are placed on imported products.
fixed order quantity system
tracing
nontariff barriers
agile supply chain
19. Transportation service that is supplemental to line-haul transportation.
accessorial service
backhaul
parcel carriers
classification
20. Changes to one logistics activity cause some costs to increase and others to decrease.
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
Container Security Initiative (CSI)
cost trade-offs
order fill rate
21. A substance or material in a quantity and form that may pose an unreasonable risk to health and safety or property when transported in commerce.
data mining
phantom freight
hazardous materials
VMI (vendor-managed inventory)
22. Materials used for the containment - protection - handling - delivery - and presentation of goods.
expediting
p-cards (procurement cards)
packaging
distribution center
23. An inventory system that responds to actual (rather than forecasted) customer demand.
routing guide
pull inventory system
short-interval scheduling
product recall
24. A system in which products are stored wherever there is empty space available in a warehouse.
agile supply chain
hazardous materials
variable slot location
contract logistics
25. A warehousing facility that is owned or occupied on a long-term lease by the firm using it.
private warehousing
expatriate workers
CPA (Customer profitability analysis)
common carrier
26. Satisfying current and emerging customer needs.
tariffs
relevancy
in bond
office automation systems
27. Software packages that control the movement and storage of materials within a warehousing facility.
materials management
private warehousing
inventory carrying (holding) costs
WMS (Warehouse Management Systems)
28. 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
international logistics
electronic commerce
terms of sale
detention
29. Strategic - Tactical - Operational
quality-of-life considerations
The major functions of the different planning time horizons
commercial invoice
intramodal competition
30. Refers to software that users access on a per-use basis instead of software they own or license for installation.
maverick spending
on-demand software
order delivery
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning system)
31. An invoice submitted by a transportation carrier requesting to be paid.
FOB destination - freight prepaid
expediting
freight bill
detention
32. The seller pays the freight charges in advance but bills the buyer for them. The buyer owns the goods in transit.
FOB origin - freight prepaid and charged back
classification
regrouping function
embargoes
33. Cargo reaches a vehicle's or a container's weight capacity without filling its cubic capacity.
land bridge
GIS (Graphical Information Systems)
weighing out
seamless distribution
34. The science that seeks to adapt work or working conditions to suit the abilities of the worker.
freight bill
cross-docking
concealed damage
ergonomics
35. Artificial intelligence - Sophisticated use of the computer in which it is programmed to 'think' as a trained - skilled human in specific situations.
cause and effect forecasting
routing guide
AI
shipper's export declaration (SED)
36. Goods moving between two points - often accompanied by a live bill of lading.
ROP (reorder point)
office automation systems
transportation
goods in transit
37. A document that notifies a transportation carrier of wrong or defective deliveries - delay - or other delivery shortcoming.
freight claims
VMI (vendor-managed inventory)
product recall
barge
38. Terminal-to-terminal movement of freight or passengers.
seamless distribution
international freight forwarders
line-haul
containers
39. Products are produced prior to receiving a customer order.
simulation
make-to-stock
supply chain collaboration
routing
40. Facilitators that make the channel function better.
benchmarking
channel intermediaries
possession utility
order picking and assembly
41. A strategic orientation where a diverse group of logistics activities - together with other activities - are managed as a channel system.
process strategy
electronic commerce
maverick spending
information (channel) strategy
42. A strategic orientation in which a limited number of traditional logistics activities are managed across business units.
demand management
system constraints
market strategy
make-to-stock
43. Material that is used to block and brace products inside carrier equipment to prevent the shipment from shifting in transit and becoming damaged.
sweatshops
dunnage
warehousing
Application-specific software
44. Similar to common carriers in that public warehousing serves all legitimate users and has certain responsibilities to this users.
theft
picker-to-part system
systems approach
public warehousing
45. Aka bulk-making
data mining
VMI (vendor-managed inventory)
accumulating
on-demand software
46. Refers to the fact that more items are recorded entering than leaving warehouse facilities.
public warehousing
inventory shrinkage
center-of-gravity approach
ROP (reorder point)
47. A relational exchange approach involving a limited number of suppliers.
safety (buffer) stock
FOB origin - freight collect
BOL
supply management
48. Global Supply Chain Forum
inventory carrying (holding) costs
SCM (Supply Chain Management)
aperless warehousing
GSCF
49. Truck trailers on flatcars - also referred to as TOFC.
benchmarking
complementary products
accessorial service
piggyback transportation
50. Refer to materials that are not likely to ever be used by the organization that purchased it.
pure materials
relevancy
obsolete materials
systems analysis