Logistics Glossary

Being answerable for, but not necessarily personally charged with.

• Accountability

• Accessibility

• Accuracy

• Flexibility

Degree of freedom from error or the degree of conformity to a standard.

• Accuracy

• Accountability

• Accessibility

• Flexibility

Ability to keep up with the change in consumer demands.

• Flexibility

• Accountability

• Accessibility

• Delivery order

Physical flow that consists of transportation, warehousing, packaging and handling,

• Loading

• Accountability

• Logistics

• Flexibility

Fee that is paid for the transportation services.

• Handling

• Freight

• Loading

• Logistics

General description that is used for all logistics facility operations.

• Loading

• Handling

• Freight

• Flexibility

Safe loading of items onto a vehicle such as a train, truck, and so on for shipment.

• Handling

• Loading

• Dangerous goods

• Delivery order

Communication technology that sends data to users

• Delivery order

• Actual costs

• E-commerce

• GPRS

Scheme in which people pay to purchase real or virtual products on certain systems on the internet.

• Dangerous goods

• GPRS

• E-commerce

• Delivery order

Identifying and cataloging activities for detailed understanding and documentation of their characteristics.

• Acknowledgement

• Activity analysis

• Actual costs

• Dangerous goods