Terms and Definitions

A

Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN)
API (Application Programming Interface)

B

Backorder
Bill of Lading (BOL)
Bulk Shipment

C

Carrier
Cold Chain
Consignee
Consignor
Cross-Docking
Customs Broker
Cycle Counting

D

Demand Forecasting
Delivery Note
Dimensional Weight (DIM)
Distribution Center
Dock-to-Stock Time
Dropshipping

E

Ecommerce
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

F

First In, First Out (FIFO)
First Mile
Fourth-Party Logistics (4PL)
Free on Board (FOB)
Freight
Freight Forwarder
Full Truckload (FTL)

G

I

Interline
Intermodal
Inventory Allocated
Inventory Available
Inventory Management
Inventory Management Software
Inventory On Hand
Invoice

J

Just-in-Time (JIT)

K

L

Last In, First Out (LIFO)
Last Mile
Lead Time
Less Than Truckload (LTL)
Linehaul
Logistics

N

O

Omnichannel
Order Fulfillment
Order Management System (OMS)

P

Packing Slip
Pallet
Pick and Pack
POD (Proof of Delivery)
Procurement

Q

Quality Control

R

Receiving
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)
Return Processing
Reverse Logistics

S

Shipment Tracking
SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)
Stock Out
Supplier Relationship Manager
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Management (SCM)

T

Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
Truckload (TL)
Transportation Management System (TMS)

U

W

Warehouse
Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Warehousing

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