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1PL (First Party Logistics)
24-Hour Shipping
2PL (Two Party Logistics)
3D Printing
3PL (Third-party logistics)
4PL Logistics
5PL (Fifth-Party Logistics)
3PL Company
A
ABC Analysis
ABC Inventory Management
ADR (Accord Dangereux Routier)
ADSp
AMS Filing
API Integrations
ASP (Application Service Provider)
ATA Carnet
ATR Certificate
Accessorial Charges
Account Payable
Account Receivable
Actual Time of Arrival
Actual Time of Departure
Adaptive Warehousing
Advance Filing Rule
Advanced Clean Fleet
Advanced Shipping Notice
Advice Note
Agility
Air Cargo
Air Freight Logistics
Air Freight
Air Waybill
All-Cargo Aircraft
Allocated Stock
Allocation
Alternative Fuel Vehicle
Analytics
Articulated Lorry
Artificial Intelligence
Assemble to Order
Asset Tracking
Assets
Authorized Economic Operator
Automated Dispatch
Automated Invoicing
Automated Order Processing
Automatic Identification System
Automation
Automotive Logistics
Autonomous Delivery
Average Cost Per Unit
Average Inventory
Average Storage Period
Algorithm
B
Backhaul
Backorder
Barcode
Barge
Batch Picking
Batch Production
Batch Size
Batch Tracing
Before Breaking Bulk
Benchmark
Benchmarking
Big Data
Bill of Material Explosion
Binding Tariff Information
Blind Shipment
Block Pallet
Block Storage
Blockchain Logistics
Blockchain
Bogie
Bond
Bonded Terminal
Bonded
Bottleneck
Box Body
Branding
Break Bulk
Broker
Brokerage
Buffer Inventory
Buffer Storage
Bulk Cargo
Bulk Freight Logistics
Bulk Shipping
Bunker Adjustment Factor
Business to Business
Business to Consumer
Buyers Consolidation
Bill
Bill of Lading
C
Container Service Charges (CSC)
(Customer-Entry Point) CEP
C-TPAT
CETA
CMR Waybill
CMR
Cabotage
Capacity Constraints
Capacity Management
Capacity
Car Transport
Carbon Footprint Analysis
Cargo Insurance
Cargo List
Cargo Management
Cargo Retention Clauses
Cargo Tracking Note
Cargo
Carousel Warehouse
Carriage Chargeable Weight
Carriage Paid To (CPT)
Carriage and Insurance Paid to (CIP)
Carrier Assets
Carrier Management
Carrier Relations
Cartage Agent
Cartage
Cash Against Documents
Central Warehouse
Certificate of Compliance
Certificate of Conformance
Certificate of Conformity (CoC)
Certificate of Origin
Chain of Custody
Channel Rack
Chaotic Storage
Circular Supply Chain
Climate Controlled Storage
Climate-Controlled Logistics
Closed-Loop Supply Chain
Closing
Code of Conduct
Coil Well
Cold Chain Logistics
Cold Chain Storage
Cold Chain
Collaborative Logistics
Combined Transportation
Commercial Invoice
Commercial Vehicle
Committed Capacity
Commodity Code
Common Carrier
Community Transport
Compliance
Confirmation Order
Connectivity
Consignee
Consignment Warehouse
Consignor
Consolidation
Construction Transport
Container Load
Container Transport
Contingency Planning
Continuous Process Improvement
Contract Carrier
Contract Freight
Contract Logistics
Contract Market
Contract Partner
Contract of Affreightment (COA)
Contract
Control Center
Control Loop
Control Tower
Conveying Aids
Conveying Technology
Conveyor System
Corporate Logistics
Cost Avoidance
Cost and Freight (CFR)
Cost-to-Serve
Cost
Country of Departure
Country of Destination
Courier Service
Crane
Cross Trade
Cross-Border Compliance
Cross-Border Logistics
Cross-Docking Logistics
Cross-Docking
Custom Duties
Custom Warehousing
Customized Software
Customs Brokerage
Customs Clearance
Customs Declaration
Customs
D
Damage Protection Plan
Damaged Goods
Dangerous Goods Labelling
Dangerous Goods
Dark Warehousing
Deadhead
Declared Value
Dedicated Contract Carriage
Dedicated Logistics
Dedicated Transportation
Delivered Duty Paid (DDP)
Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU)
Delivered Ex Ship (DES)
Delivered at Frontier (DAF)
Delivered at Place (DAP)
Delivered at Terminal (DAT)
Delivery Appointment
Delivery Delay
Delivery Note
Delivery Order
Delivery Reliability
Delivery Time
Delivery Window
Delivery
Demand Planning
Demand
Demurrage
Density
Destination Delivery Charge (DDC)
Detention
Diesel Floater
Diesel Surcharge
Digital Freight Platform
Digital Logistics
Digitization
Direct Shipment
Direct Transport
Direct-Store Delivery
Dispatch
Dispatcher Money
Dispatcher Note
Dispatcher
Disposition
Distribution Center
Distribution Logistics
Distribution Optimization
Distribution
Docking
Domestic Logistics
Door-to-Door
Double Blind Shipment
Drayage
Drop and Hook
Dropshipping
Dwell Time
Dynamic Routing
Delivery Route
Distribution Channel
Distribution Network
Distributor
Dock Leveller
Dock
Dolly
Dry-Bulk Container
Dry-Cargo Container
E
E-commerce Fulfillment
E-commerce Logistics
E-commerce
EDI Logistics
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
EDIFACT
EPAL (European Pallet Association)
Edscha Trailer
Efficiency
Electric Pallet Truck
Electric Stacker
Electronic Export Declaration (EED)
Electronic Kanban
Electronic Product Code
Empty Miles
End-to-End Logistics
EAI
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Entry Summary Declaration
Environmental Logistics
Environmental Protection
Equipment Interchange Receipt (EIR)
Estimated Price
Estimated Time Enroute (ETE
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
Estimated Time of Completion (ETC)
Estimated Time of Departure (ETD)
Estimated Time of Sailing (ETS
Ex Works (EXW)
Exception Management
Expedited Logistics
Expedited Shipping
Express Delivery
Express Freight
Express Shipping
Empty Leg Journey
Export Declaration
Export
Exporter
F
Food Logistics
Freight Solutions
Freight and Logistics Services
Frozen Food Labels
Full Liner Terms (FLT)
Fumigated Pallets
Freight Transportation Services
FIATA
FIFO (First In, First Out)
FIOS (Fiber Optic Service)
FIOT (Field of Internet of Things)
FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act)
FTL (Full Truckload)
Fast-moving Items
Feeder
Financial Loss
Finished Goods
First Mile
Fixed Date
Flammable
Flat Rack Container
Flatbed Trailer
Flatbed Truck
Flatbed
Fleet Logistics
Fleet Management Logistics
Fleet Management
Fleet Telematics
Fleet Vehicles
Fleet
Flow Rack
Flow Storage
Flow-Through Distribution
Flowable Material
Forecasting
Forklift
Form-A
Forwarding Agent
Four-Wall Inventory
Fragile Goods
Franking
Free Alongside Ship (FAS)
Free Carrier (FCA)
Free In, Liner Out (FILO)
Free Kerbside
Free Trade Zone
Free of Gas Declaration
Free on Board (FOB)
Free on Truck (FOT)
Freeboard
Freight Audit
Freight Broker
Freight Brokerage
Freight Carrier
Freight Charge
Freight Claims Management
Freight Collect
Freight Consolidation
Freight Contract Logistics
Freight Contract
Freight Exchange
Freight Forwarding
Freight Handling Logistics
Freight Lane
Freight Load Optimization
Freight Logistics
Freight Management System
Freight Management
Freight Offer
Freight Payment
Freight Prepaid
Freight Quote Software
Freight Rate Management
Freight Rate
Freight Scheduling Software
Freight Search
Freight Service Provider
Freight Shipping
Freight Space Exchange
Freight Tendering
Freight Tracking
Freight Transport Association (FTA)
Freight Transportation
Freight Volume
Freight all Kinds (FAK)
Freight and Cargo Exchange
Freight
Frigo Transport
Fulfillment Accuracy
Fulfillment Logistics
Fulfillment Network
Fulfillment
Full-Container Load
Fumigation Certificate
Fumigation
Freight Forwarder
G
GPS (Global Positioning System)
GS1-128 Barcode
General Average
General Cargo
General Rate Increase (GRI)
GSP
Girth Measurement
Global Logistics
Global Supply Chain
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)
Goods Issue
Goods Receipt
Goods Received Note (GRN)
Goods and Service Tax (GST)
Goods-to-Person
Goods
Green Lane
Green Logistics
Green Strategy
Grey Fleet
Gross Weight
Gross
Ground Shipping
Groupage Freight
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
H
Handling Costs
Hazardous Materials
HIFO (Highest In - First Out)
HS Code
Handheld Scanner
Handling Automation
Handling
Haulage
Hazardous Materials Logistics
Hazardous
Hazmat
Healthcare Logistics
Heavy Haul Logistics
Heavy Weight Surcharge (HWS)
High-Volume Fulfillment
High-bay Warehouse
Hold for Pickup
House Airway Bill
Hub Optimization
Hub and Spoke
Hybrid Logistics
Hub
I-J
Intrastat Commodity Codes
IALA
Identification System
Import Duties
Import-Export Logistics
Import
Importer
In-house Transport
In-plant Logistics
Inbound Logistics
Incoterms
Industrial Logistics
Industry 4.0
Instruments of Order Processing
Insurance Certificate
Insurance
Integrated Logistics
Integrated Warehouse
Interface (API)
Intermediate Bulk Container
Intermodal Logistics
Intermodal Transportation
Intermodal
Internal Loader
IATA
International Freight Logistics
International Logistics
International Shipping Logistics
Intralogistics
Inventory Accuracy
Inventory Audit
Inventory Carrying Cost
Inventory Consolidation
Inventory Control
Inventory Deployment
Inventory Management Logistics
Inventory Management
Inventory Optimization
Inventory Planning Systems
Inventory Reduction
Inventory Security
Inventory Turnover Rate
Inventory Turnover
Inventory Velocity
Inventory
Invoice
IoT Asset Tracking
Jettison
Jumbo
Just In Sequence (JIS)
Just in Time Production
Just-in-Time
Just-in-time Logistics
Inbound
K-L
Logistics Key Figures
Logistics Services
Kaizen
Kanban Card
Kanban System
Kanban
Kerbside
Kitting
LASH Vessel
LOFO (Lowest In - First Out)
LTL (Less Than Truckload)
LTL Carriers
Label
Labor Management System
Lading
Lane
Large Capacity Transport
Last Mile
Last-mile Delivery
Laytime
Lead Logistics Provider
Lead Time
Lean Management
Lean
Less Than Container Load (LCL)
Letter of Credit
Letter of Indemnity (LOI)
Lifecycle
Lift On, Lift Off (LOLO)
Lifting Platform
Lighter
Linehaul
Liner In Free Out (LIFO)
Liner In Liner Out (LILO)
Live Unload
Load Monitoring
Load Optimization Software
Load Optimization
Load Tracking
Load Unit
Load-to-Truck Ratio
Load
Loaded Call
Loading Equipment
Loading
Logistic Regression
Logistics 4.0
Logistics Analytics
Logistics Automation
Logistics Compliance
Logistics Consulting
Logistics Controlling
Logistics Efficiency
Logistics Insurance
Logistics Management Software
Logistics Management
Logistics Network Design
Logistics Outsourcing
Logistics Performance
Logistics Planning
Logistics Project Management
Logistics Quality
Logistics Scheduling
Logistics Solutions
Logistics Startups
Logistics Technology
Logistics Tracking Software
Logistics Visibility
Logistics
Load Board
Loading Meter
Loading Point
Loading Ramp
Logistician
Logistics Chain
Logistics Company
Logistics Network
Logistics Service Provider
M
MAWB (Master Air Waybill)
Machine Learning
Manufacturing
Mapping
Material Flow
Material Handling
Materials Management
Mates Receipt
Means of Transportation
Mesh Box Pallet
Middle Mile
Middleware
Milk Run
Minimum Weight
Mixed Load
Mobility
Modal Split
Mode of Transportation
Multi-Client Warehouse
Multi-Country Logistics
Multimodal Fleet
Multimodal
N
National Transport
Navigation
Nearshoring
Net Weight
Network Optimization
Network Planning
Network
No-Read Parts
Non-Containerized Cargo (NCC)
NAFTA
Notice of Readiness (NOR)
O
One-Way Networks
Ocean Freight Logistics
Ocean Freight
Odette-Label
Odette
Oil and Gas Logistics
Omni-Channel
Omnichannel Fulfillment
On-Demand Logistics
On-Demand
On-Hand Balance
On-Shelf Availability
On-Time Delivery Logistics
On-Time Delivery
On-Time In-Full
On-site Logistics
One Way Pallet
Online Freight Exchange
Optimal Order Quantity
Optimal Order Time
Optimal Stock
Optimization
Order Batch
Order Confirmation
Order Fulfillment
Order Item
Order Management
Order Picking System
Order Picking Technology
Order Picking Warehouse
Order Picking
Order Processing
Order Sequence
Order
Origin of Goods
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
Outbound Consolidation
Outbound Logistics
Outbound
Outsource
Outsourced Warehousing
Over-the-road
Overcarrier
Overnight
Overseas Shipping
Outsourcing
P
Package
Packaging Standardization
Packaging
Packing
Pallet Exchange
Pallet Logistics
Pallet Truck
Pallet Wide Container
Pallet Wrapping Machine
Paperless Picking
Parcel Shipping
Parcel
Part Load
Partial Pallet
Partial Shipment
Partial Truckload (PTL)
Peak Season Surcharge (PSS)
Perishable Logistics
Perishable
Permanent Pallet
Person-to-Goods
Pharmaceutical Logistics
Pick List
Pick and Pack
Pick-by-Light
Pick-by-Vision
Pick-by-Voice
Pick-to-Belt
Pick-to-Box
Pick-to-Carton
Pick-to-Light
Pick-to-Trailer
Pick-up Time Window
Picker
Picking
Pickup
Piggy Back Transport
Pilferage
Pipeline
Piracy Risk Surcharge (PRS)
Place of Destination
Place of Origin
Port Logistics
Port of Discharge
Port of Loading (POL)
Port of Unloading
Port
Postage Paid
Postal Code
Predictive Logistics
Predictive Ordering
Prepaid Freight
Private Carriage
Procurement
Production Logistics
Production Planning
Production
Productivity
Proof of Delivery
Protectionism
Protocol
Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Public Warehouse
Pull Principle
Purchasing
Pure Car Carriers (PCC)
Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC)
Push Principle
Pallet
Q-R
Returns
Road Traffic Regulations
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Quality Seals
Quick Response
RMA-Number
Rack
Racking
Radio Frequency Identification
Radio Frequency
Rail Freight Logistics
Rail Intermodal
Rate
Readiness to Deliver
Real-Time Inventory
Real-Time Logistics
Real-Time Supply Chain
Real-time
Rear Loading
Receiving Inventory
Recovery
Reefer Containers
Reefer
Refrigerated Goods
Refrigerated Transport
Refrigerated Trucks
Registered Exporter system
Renewable Diesel
Replenishment Stock
Reshoring
Resilience
Retail Fulfillment
Retail Logistics
Return Delivery Note
Return on Investment
Returnable Container
Reusable Pallet
Reverse Logistics
Reverse Supply Chain
Risk Management
Risk Mitigation
River Information Services
Road Freight
Road Pricing
Road Transport
Roadside
Robotics
Roll On / Roll Off (RO-RO)
Route Calculator
Route Optimization Software
Route Optimization
Route Planning
Routing
Route
S
Storage Types
SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)
Safety Stock Inventory
Safety Stock
Said to Contain (STC)
Same-Day Logistics
Scalability
Scalable Logistics
Scenario Planning
Scorecard
Seamless Logistics
Seasonal Logistics
Seasonality
Security
Self-Fulfillment
Sequence
Serial Number
Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC)
Service Level Agreement
Service Level
Service Parts Logistics
Shared Dedicated Transportation
Shared Services
Shared Warehousing
Shipment Tracking
Shipment
Shipper
Shipping Efficiency
Shipping Logistics
Shipping Quote
Shipping Scheduling
Shipping Zones
Shipping
Shopping Cart Integration
Shortage
Shrinkage
Side Loading
Six-Sigma Quality
Skid Steer
Slotting
Slow-moving Items
Small-Parts Warehouse
Smart Logistics
Smart Warehousing
SmartWay Certification
Sourcing
Spare Parts Logistics
Special Transport
Specifications
Speed
Split Delivery
Spot Demand
Spot Market
Standardization
Stock Transfer
Stock
Stockout
Stocktaking
Storage Costs
Storage Fee
Storage Location Allocation
Storage Location
Storage of Dangerous Goods
Storage
Strategic Warehousing
Stringer Pallet
Sub-Optimization
Subcontracting
Subhauler
Subsequent Delivery
Sunk Cost
Supplier Collaboration
Supplier Diversity
Supplier Kanban
Supply Chain Automation
Supply Chain Collaboration
Supply Chain Forecasting
Supply Chain KPIs
Supply Chain Logistics
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Metrics
Supply Chain Modeling
Supply Chain Optimization
Supply Chain Planning
Supply Chain Resilience
Supply Chain Risk Management
Supply Chain Velocity
Supply Chain Visibility
Supply Chain
Supply
Support
Sustainability
Sustainable Logistics
Sustainable Supply Chain
Swap Body
Shelf
Shipping Container
Shipping Lane
Shipping Line
Shipping and Logistics Company
T
Terminal Handling Charges (THC)
T-Call
Taguchi Method
Tail Lift
Takt Time
Tank
Tare Weight
Tariff Code
Tariff
Telematics
Temperature Control
Temperature-Controlled Transportation
Temperature-Controlled Warehousing
Temperature-Sensitive Logistics
Tendering
Terminal
Theory of Constraints (TOC)
Thermo
Third Party Billing
Third-Party Warehousing
Three Dimensional Loading
Throughput
TikTok Fulfillment
TikTok Shop
Timber Transport
Time Window
Time-Sensitive Logistics
Toll
Tonnage
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Touch Labor
Tour Planning
Track and Trace
Tracking and Tracing
Tracking
Trade Logistics
Trailer Drops
Trailer
Transaction Costs
Transfer Order
Transhipment
Transit Time
Transit
Transloading
Transparency
Transport Order
Transport Refrigeration Unit
Transport of Dangerous Goods
Transport
TIA
Transportation Logistics
Transportation Mode
Transportation Planning
Transportation Risk Management
Transportation Sourcing
Transportation Tendering
Transporter
Truck Driver
Truck Stop Electrification (TSE)
Truck Type
Truck
Trucking Dispatch Software
Trucking Logistics
Truckload Carriers
Truckload Logistics
Truckload
Turnaround
Turnover
TEU
Two-Man Handling
Tautliner
Telescopic Trailer
Transportation Management System
U-V
Umbrella Rate
Unbundled Payment
Underutilization
Uniform Product Code
Unique Parcel Identifier (UPI)
Unit Cost
United Cold Storage
Unitization
Unloading Point
Unverified Reviews
Upsell
Upside Production Flexibility
Urgent Transport
Validation
Value Added Logistics (VAL)
Value Added Services
Value Chain Analysis
Value Chain
Value of Service Pricing
Vehicle Transfer
Vehicle Transport
Velocity
Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI)
Vendor
Verified Reviews
Virtualization
Visibility
Volume
Volumetric Weight
W-Z
Waiver
Warehouse Automation
Warehouse Control System
Warehouse Distribution
Warehouse Exchange
Warehouse Layout
Warehouse Location
Warehouse Logistics Software
Warehouse Logistics
Warehouse Management System
Warehouse Management
Warehouse Mapping
Warehouse Organization
Warehouse Planning
Warehouse Processing
Warehouse Receipt
Warehouse Regulation
Warehouse Robotics
Warehouse Software
Warehouse Technology
Warehouse Use
Warehousing
Waste Management Logistics
Waterway Use Tax
Waybill
Weight-Losing Raw Material
Wharfage
White Glove Logistics
White Label
Work in Process
Workflow Management
Workflow
World Trade Organization (WTO)
XYZ Analysis
Yard Management System
Yard Management
Yield Management
Yield Rate
Yield
Zero Crossing
Zero Inventory
Zip Code
Zone Picking
Zone Price
Zone of Rate Freedom
Zone of Reasonableness
Warehouse
Warehouse Strategies
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