LOG-UNIT 1

is the purchasing, maintenance, distribution and replacement of material and staff.

• haulage contractor/haulier
• provision
• shipping lines
• logistics

the buying and reselling of goods that have already been produced

• procurement
• haulage contractor/haulier
• storage
• logistics

company transporting or conveying goods

• consignee
• carrier
• supplier
• shipping lines

person or business that arranges documentation and travel facilities for companies dispatching goods to customers

• stock
• logistics
• courier
• freight forwarder

company which supplies parts or services to another company

• consolidate
• supplier
• cargo
• shipping operations manager

company which carries goods by road

• provision
• shipping operations manager
• oversee
• haulage contractor/haulier

company that specializes in the speedy and secure delivery of small goods and packages

• courier
• shipping operations manager
• bill of lading
• parcel

one who ships goods by common carrier

• logistics
• liaise
• consignor
• storage

person to whom something is shipped, person or firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been shipped or turned over for care

• cargo
• customs clearance
• inventory
• consignee

a batch of goods destined for or delivered to someone, the delivery of goods for sale or disposal

• consignor
• customs clearance
• consignment
• warehousing