Find Definitions for Common Logistics Terminology

Accessorial Charges or Fees
Agility
Backhaul
Benchmark
Benchmarking
Bottleneck
Capacity
Capacity Management
Cargo
Circular Supply Chain
Closed Loop Supply Chain
Committed Capacity
Common Carrier
Contingency Planning
Continuous Process Improvement
Contract Carrier
Cost Per Unit
Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC)
Dedicated Transportation
Direct-store Delivery
Distribution Center (DC)
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Empty Miles
Fleet Management
Freight Management
Full Truckload (FTL)
Hub and Spoke
Intermodal Transportation
Inventory
Lane
Less-Than-Truckload
Logistics
Logistics Management
Machine Learning
Materials Handling
Materials Management
Network Design
On-hand Balance
Optimization
Over-The-Road (OTR)
Pick List
Pick-to-Trailer
Quality Control
Receiving Inventory
Reefer
Replenishment Stock
Return on Investment (ROI)
Returnable Containers
Risk Management
Risk Mitigation
Shipper
Shipping Lanes
SmartWay Certification
Spot Demand
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Management
Sustainability
Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Third Party Logistics Provider
Transparency
Transportation Management System (TMS)
Underutilization
Uniform Product Code (UPC)
Value Added Services
Value Chain
Zero Inventory

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