Logistics Dictionary

Here you can find definitions &
terms used in logistics

A

Account Payable (A/P)

Account Receivable (A/R)

Actual Time of Arrival (ATA)

Actual Time of Departure (ATD)

ADR

Advance Filing Rule (AFR)

Air Cargo

Air Freight

Air Waybill (AWB)

Assemble to Order

ATA Carnet

Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)

Automatic Identification System (AIS)

G

General Average

General Rate Increase (GRI)

Generalised System of Preference (GSP)

Goods

Goods and Service Tax (GST)

Goods Received Note (GRN)

Green Logistics

Gross

Gross Weight

GSM-R

H

Handling Costs

Haulage

Heavy Weight Surcharge (HWS)

Hold For Pickup

HS code

I

IALA

Import

Incoterms

Insurance Certificate

Integrated Logistics

Intermodal

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

Inventory

Inventory Cost

Invoice

J

Jettison

Just In Sequence (JIS)

Just In Time (JIT)

K

KANBAN System

Kerbside

Knitting

M

Manufacturing

Mate’s Receipt

Milk Run

Minimum Weight

Mixed Load

N

National Transport /Domestic transport

Net Weight

No-Read Parts

Non-Containerised Cargo (NCC)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Notice of Readiness (NOR)

O

Online Freight Exchange

Order Confirmation

Order Picking

Order Processing

Original Equipment Manufacturer

Outbound Logistics

Overcarrier

Q

Quick Response

R

Real-time

Reefer Containers (RE)

Registered Exporter system (REX)

Reverse Logistics

River Information Services (RIS)

Road Freight

Roadside

Roll on / Roll off (RO/RO)

Route Calculator

Routing

S

Said to Contain (STC)

Shipment

Shipper

Spare Parts Logistics

Split Delivery

Starboard

Storage

Straight Truck

Subhauler

Supplier

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Swap Body

U

Unit Cost

Universal Product Code (UPC)

Urgent Transport

V

Value Added Logistics (VAL)

Value-Added Services

Vendor

Visibility

W

Waiver

Warehouse

Warehouse Management System

Warehouse Receipt

Waste Management Logistics

Waybill

World Trade Orgaization (WTO)

X

XYZ Analysis

Y

Yield Management

Z

ZIP Code (Postal Code)

Zone Price

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