Supply Chain and Distribution Concepts

What is cross-docking?

• Moving items from receiving to shipping without going to storage

• Moving items between two or more docks during receiving

• Receiving large shipments across multiple docks

• Docking someone's pay for company violations

The producer of finished products

• Manufacturer

• Wholesaler

• Retailer

• Customer

The physical selection of products from storage to fulfill a customer order request

• Picking

• Recieving

• Heightening

• Sorting

Parcel shipping is ideal for

• Flat screen televisions

• construction equipment

• work services

• Ecommerce retail under 150 lbs

A specific path that products travel from manufacturer to customer

• Logistics

• Distribution Channel

• Transportation

• Funneling

FIFO stands for

• For Instance,
  First Out

• First In First out

• Final Invoice
  For Outbound

• First In
  Final out

What is recorded in a key rec

• number and any damage to received products

• Hours in your shift

• products ready for shipment

• Instructions for stocking

A business that moves goods from one business to another. It buys goods, stores them, and then resells them is called:

• wholesaler

• intermediary

• retailer

• manufacturer

Combining multiple copies of an item into a larger load or unit

• Unitize

• Compartmentalize

• Option

• Expand

Items that expire relatively quickly and must be shipped on a First In First Out basis are called:

• Perishable Products

• Flammable Products

• Groceries

• Consumables