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WorksheetsLogistics Midterm
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A company that transports or conveys goods.
Consignee
Freight forwarder
Carrier
Supplier
A person or business that arranges documentation and travel facilities for companies dispatching goods to customers.
Courier
Freight forwarder
Supplier
Haulage contractor
A company which supplies parts or services to another company; also called a vendor
Courier
Supplier
Carrier
Consignee
A company which carries goods by road.
Freight forwarder
Haulage contractor / Haulier
Courier
Consignee
A company that specializes in the speedy and secure delivery of small goods and packages.
Supplier
Courier
Haulier
Carrier
A person or firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been shipped or turned over for care.
Carrier
Consignee
Freight forwarder
Supplier
What does FCL stand for?
Full Cargo Load
Full Container Load
Freight Container Logistics
Fast Cargo Line
What does 3PL mean in logistics?
Third-Party Logistics
Third Payment Line
Three Process Logistics
Third Product Loading
HGV refers to:
Heavy Goods Vehicle
High Grade Value
Heavy Grade Van
High Goods Volume
The abbreviation DC stands for:
Delivery Contract
Distribution Center
Direct Cargo
Delivery Container
LCL is short for:
Light Cargo Load
Less Container Load
Low Cargo Line
Less than Container Load
What does EDI mean?
Electronic Data Interchange
Electronic Delivery Information
Express Distribution Index
Electronic Documentation Interface
VAS stands for:
Vehicle Allocation System
Value-Added Services
Verified Accounting System
Vehicle Access System
SKU means:
Stock Keeping Unit
Shipping Key Unit
Supply Keeping Unit
Storage Key Utility
The organization ISO is:
International Shipping Office
Internal Service Organization
International Organization for Standardization
International Supply Operation
GPS stands for:
Global Positioning System
General Planning Schedule
Global Processing System
Goods Positioning Structure
What does transshipment mean?
Receiving and storing goods in a warehouse
Dividing goods into smaller units
Loading goods from one means of carriage onto another
Picking up goods at a named place
The process of break-bulk involves:
Packing goods in small, separable units
Collecting and handling damaged goods
Tracking items during transport
Transferring goods from one vehicle to another
Cross-docking refers to:
Direct flow of goods from receiving to shipping, bypassing storage
Storing goods for long periods
Selecting items from stock for shipment
Collecting returned or reusable goods
Order picking is:
Tracking shipments during delivery
Selecting and assembling items from stock for shipment
Receiving goods from suppliers
Loading goods onto a ship
What is reverse logistics?
Delivering goods to the wrong location
Collecting and handling used, damaged, or reusable goods
Transferring goods from one transport to another
Monitoring goods in transit
Tracking and tracing means:
Finding the best transport route
Locating items in transit
Loading containers at the port
Dividing bulk shipments
The term warehousing means:
Receiving and storing goods
Selecting goods for shipment
Collecting returns
Direct delivery without storage
Collection refers to:
Picking up goods at a named place
Dividing goods into smaller units
Monitoring delivery status
Loading goods from one truck to another
What does economies of scale mean?
Increasing profit by raising prices
Reducing costs per unit by increasing production
Producing fewer goods to maintain quality
Decreasing costs by outsourcing labor
What is buffer stock?
Goods kept in store to cover unforeseen shortages or fluctuations in demand
Items damaged during transportation
Extra stock ordered by mistake
Goods waiting to be exported
What does factory gate pricing mean?
Price of a product that includes transportation cost
Price of a product that excludes transportation cost
Price of a product including taxes
Price of goods after discount
What is a supply chain?
A series of warehouses where goods are stored
A chain of retail stores
The close co-operation of all parties involved in making, selling, and delivering a product
A list of suppliers a company uses
What does tender mean in logistics?
A document to cancel an order
An offer for goods or services following a request for quotation made by an official body
A contract to deliver goods within 24 hours
A refund request after delivery
What does lead time mean?
The time a worker spends on one task
The time needed to transport goods to the port
The time it takes to produce and supply a product
The period between order confirmation and payment
What is procurement?
The process of selling goods to customers
The storage of goods in a warehouse
The delivery of goods to end users
The purchasing of goods and materials required to run an enterprise
A retailer is a company that:
Manufactures products for export
Provides transport services for goods
Buys from wholesalers or manufacturers and resells to consumers
Supplies raw materials to factories
What does customer order cycle time refer to?
The time customers wait for the delivery of their order
The time needed to transport goods between factories
The time to process an invoice
The period between production and storage
A wholesaler is:
A company that sells directly to consumers
A company that manufactures goods for export
An intermediary that buys in large quantities and resells in smaller quantities
A delivery company
What does JIT (Just in Time) refer to?
Producing goods ahead of time to store in stock
Reducing inventories by delivering materials just before they are needed
Increasing warehouse space for storage
Transporting goods faster to reduce delivery cost
What does outsourcing mean?
Managing all operations internally
Contracting functions out to third-party providers
Buying goods from local suppliers only
Hiring new employees for production
The word comprehensive means:
Limited in scope
Including a wide range of services
Focusing on one small area
Too complex to understand
What is consolidation in logistics?
Dividing large shipments into smaller ones
Grouping small shipments into one container
Storing goods in multiple warehouses
Transporting goods separately
Requirements refer to:
General suggestions
Optional conditions
Details of what is expected and needed
Products that customers request
Demand means:
The need for particular goods or services
The number of suppliers in a market
The total amount of stock available
The act of promoting products
Competition refers to:
Cooperation among companies
Companies trying to sell the same or similar products to customers
The process of reducing prices together
Companies that operate in different markets
What does logistics involve?
Managing the procurement and movement of goods and the storage of inventory
Designing marketing strategies for new products
Recruiting and training new employees
Developing software for business operations
Vendor-managed inventory (VMI)
A system in which the inventory is monitored, planned and managed by the manufacturer on behalf of the customer (often a retailer).
A system where products are delivered directly to the retail store from the supplier.
A system that focuses on grouping products into families based on selling characteristics.
A system which is similar to CRP and is used for products that need to be supplied frequently in small batch sizes.
Continuous replenishment (CRP)
A system where the supplier delivers products directly to stores.
A system which is similar to QR and involves fast response to real-time demand.
A system which is similar to CRP and is used for products that need to be supplied frequently and in small batch sizes.
A system which ensures products are frequently and continuously restocked based on demand.
Direct store delivery (DSD)
A system in which products are transferred electronically to the manufacturer.
A system where goods are delivered directly from supplier to the retail store, bypassing the warehouse.
A system that monitors and manages inventory on behalf of a customer.
A method that groups products into families with similar selling characteristics.
Quick response (QR)
A system in which real-time demand movement is identified by electronic cash registers and products are coordinated from supplier to store.
A system that allows manufacturers to manage stock for their customers.
A planning technique used for long-term product development.
A strategy for direct delivery from suppliers.
Category management (CM)
Products that have similar characteristics regarding their selling profile are categorized into ‘families’.
A system that enables suppliers to monitor inventory.
A delivery system that ensures small, frequent shipments.
A stock control system using barcodes and scanners.
Swap-body
A flat-bottomed boat used to transport heavy goods along rivers and canals.
A freight container that can be easily transferred between different transport modes without unloading.
A trailer that can run on both roads and railway tracks.
A vehicle used to lift and move containers.
Container ship
A large vessel designed to carry standardized shipping containers across seas.
A small boat used for inland waterways.
A truck designed to transport goods on roads.
A machine for loading containers onto vehicles.
Grappler lift
A device used to pick up and move containers or trailers by gripping them.
A type of ship that carries containers.
A special trailer that operates on both road and rail.
A vehicle for transporting large goods.
Road-railer trailer
A trailer that can operate on both roads and railway tracks.
A freight container for use on ships.
A large vehicle for road transport of goods.
A flat-bottomed boat for river transport.
River barge
A container used in multimodal transport.
A flat-bottomed boat designed to transport goods along rivers and canals.
A large truck for transporting goods by road.
A crane for loading ships.
LGV (Large Goods Vehicle)
A type of ship used for carrying containers.
A large road vehicle used for transporting heavy or bulky goods.
A trailer that can move on rails and roads.
A lifting device for containers.
What does multimodal transport mean?
Combines road and rail transport: whole motor lorries, trailers or swap-bodies are carried by rail.
Carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport, e.g. shipping by motor lorry and aircraft.
Goods are transported in the same loading unit or vehicle using different modes of transport, without handling the freight itself when changing modes.
The driver does not stay with his road vehicle during transport by rail or ferry.
What does piggyback transport mean?
Combines road and rail transport: whole motor lorries, trailers or swap-bodies are carried by rail.
Carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport.
A single shipper uses a whole train for direct transport.
Goods are transported in one container using different transport modes.
What does intermodal transport mean?
Carriage of goods by at least two different modes of transport, such as ship and truck.
A single shipper uses a full train directly to the destination.
The driver does not stay with his road vehicle during transport.
Train is formed from wagons with different destinations.
What does unaccompanied transport mean?
The driver stays with the vehicle during ferry or rail transport.
The driver does not stay with his road vehicle during transport by rail or ferry.
The train consists of mixed wagons with different destinations.
Combines road and sea transport in one unit.
What is a block train?
Train formed from different wagons going to different places.
A train that combines road and rail vehicles.
A single shipper uses a whole train that runs directly from loading point to destination, without assembly or disassembly.
Train for transporting vehicles only.
What is a single-wagon train?
Train made up of wagons from different origins and with different destinations.
A train used only by one shipper.
Train for transporting full containers.
Train used in piggyback transport.
What is a gantry crane?
A small forklift used inside warehouses to move pallets.
A large crane with a bridge-like structure used at ports or rail terminals to lift containers.
A truck designed to transport containers between depots.
A type of crane mounted on rubber tyres for moving within a yard.
What is an ISO container?
A custom-sized container used only for local transport.
A container built to meet international size and quality standards set by ISO.
A tank used for carrying liquids such as oil or chemicals.
A container that can only be used on ships.
What is a reach stacker?
A small crane used for stacking pallets inside a warehouse.
A machine with a telescopic boom used to lift and stack containers several layers high.
A ship used for transporting containers across short distances.
A truck used to tow trailers between terminals.
What is a transtainer?
special type of ship designed to carry containers.
A movable gantry crane used in container yards for stacking and moving containers.
A trailer that can operate both on road and rail tracks.
A forklift used for loading cargo into airplanes.
What is an RTG (Rubber Tyred Gantry)?
A gantry crane that moves on fixed rails.
A gantry crane on rubber tyres, allowing it to move freely in container yards.
A large ship equipped with its own cranes.
A heavy-duty reach stacker.
What is an RMG (Rail Mounted Gantry)?
A gantry crane that runs on fixed rails and is often electrically powered.
A small lifting device used in warehouses.
. A crane that can be transported on trucks.
A rail wagon designed for container transport.
___________ can be used for delicate cargo and perishables. It is temperature-controlled and is particularly suitable for cargo that needs regulated or cool temperatures.
General purpose container
Thermal
Reefer
Open-top container
___________ is a lorry, truck or other large vehicle used to transport cargo with a total weight of at least 3.5 tonnes.
HGV
HTV
FCL
LCL
___________ is the most common form of document that contains specific information regarding the goods shipped and the conditions agreed between buyer and seller.
Pro forma invoice
Commercial invoice
Consular invoice
Customs invoice
___________ are mobile cages used as a convenient method of moving and transporting a variety of goods efficiently and safely within a warehouse environment or between various destinations.
Fork hoist
Pallet cage
Roll-cage pallet
Hand-pallet truck
__________ is the process of identifying items on a conveyor system and diverting them to specific destinations.
Collation
Sortation
Break bulking
Order picking
