LO: Technology Unit

Software system that consolidates data from among a firm's various business units.

• Bar Code
• Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Transportation Management System (TMS)
• Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)

TRUE or FALSE: Technologies in logistics are not connected together, but operate separate and on their own.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Software optimizing transportation operations

• Cross Docking System (CDS)
• Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Transportation Management System (TMS)
• Transportation Information Services (TIS)

A group of computers and servers that are connected to each other.

• Assembly Line
• Internet
• Bar Code
• ERP

A program that allows you to use rows and columns of data to manage, predict, and present information.

• Word Processing Software
• Spreadsheets
• Magnetic Stripe
• Data Analytics

Scanners, Cameras, Voice Recognition Headsets

• Frontline Worker Hardware
• Autonomous Robots
• One Dimensional Barcode
• Artificial Intelligence

Software managing warehouse operations and inventory

• Warehouse Management System
• Dock Optimization System (DOS)
• Transportation Management System (TMS)
• Pick and Pack System (PPS)

Machine-readable code for tracking products or inventory - Requires Direct Line of Site

• Warehouse Mangement System
• Barcode
• Transportation Management System (TMS)
• Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP)

Software managing customer interactions and data

• Word Processing Software
• Frontline Worker Hardware
• Customer Relations Mangement (CRM)
• The Industrial Internet of Things

Software used to prepare text documents such as letters, reports, flyers, brochures, and books.

• Word Processing Software
• Cybersecurity
• Biometrics
• Data Analytics