Emergency Dictionary
ABC analysis
ABC analysis is used in Materials Management to valuate and classify stock items. read moreAPS
(Advanced Planning Systems) This collective name is used to describe systems for planning and decision support for the entire supply chain of a company. read moreATLAS
(Automated tariff and local customs clearance system) The ATLAS is the IT procedure of the German customs administration for the almost complete automated monitoring and clearance of the cross-border goods traf ... read moreAWB
(Airway bill) The abbreviation AWB stands for "Air Waybill" and is a term used in international air transport. It is the transport document made by the forwarder or on hi ... read moreB2B - Business to Business
B2B or BtoB covers trade between at least two different companies or organisations. Accordingly, the business relationship does not exist between the compan ... read moreB2C - Business to Consumer
B2C is the abbreviation for Business-to-Client, Business-to-Customer or Business-to-Consumer. The number 2 ("two") is often used in English as a short versi ... read moreBarcode
The barcode represents data in binary symbols. read moreBulk cargo
Bulk cargo is defined as cargo which has a uniform physical character and is therefore suitable for bulk cargo handling and transport. read moreBVL
The abbreviation BVL stands for Bundesvereinigung Logistik. read moreCEMT
The abbreviation CEMT stands for the European Conference of Ministers of Transport: La Conférence Européenne des Ministres des Transports. read moreCFS
(Container Freight Station) The term CFS stands for "Container Freight Station". read moreCHEP
(Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool) "Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pool" (CHEP) is, by its own definition, the leading provider in the field of pallet and container pooling. read moreCKD
(Completely Knocked Down) CKD describes the condition of a vehicle in which it is completely knocked down. read moreCollo
The word collo designates a commercial unit. Collo comes from the Italian "collo" (for freight or baggage) or the French "colis" (parcel or freight or bagga ... read moreConcentricity
Concentricity is a transport logistics system in which the material is transported on the outbound leg and the finished product is taken along on the return ... read moreCSC
(Container Safety Convention) The abbreviation CSC stands for Container Safety Convention. It covers all international standards of safety and load requirements that a container has to m ... read moreDAP
The term Delivered At Place (DAP) originates from international business and refers to the agreed place of delivery and destination in the importing country ... read moreDAT
The abbreviation DAT means "delivered at terminal". read moreDDP
DDP is English for "delivered, duty paid". This describes that the seller takes care of export and import duties, pays them in full and handles all customs ... read moreDDU
Was bedeutet Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU)? Similar to DDP, the abbreviation DDU ("delivered, duty unpaid") refers to the scope of services offered by the seller. read moreDGR
The Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) define the rules for the transport of dangerous goods in aviation. read moreDistribution fan
A distribution fan is a logistics procedure in which goods are sorted in coded collection containers in order to assign them to customers or destinations. read moreHub-and-spoke-system
A Hub-and-spoke-system describes a system for distributing goods from a central transshipment point or producer (the hub) of a region to a network of demand ... read moreLASH
LASH is the abbreviation for "Lighter aboard Ship" and refers in principle to a ship within a ship. These are cargo ships that transport container ships wit ... read moreLean
(Management or production) "Lean" is used in business and logistics in connection with "Lean Management" and "Lean Production". read moreLogistical unit
A logistical unit is the grouping of a previously defined quantity of goods into a new unit (unitization). read moreMake-to-stock
(Make-to-Order, Make or Buy) "Make-to-stock" stands for the principle of producing goods so that they can be stored and delivered immediately with the next customer order. This is inten ... read moreMaterial goods
Material goods are tangible goods which represent a certain value. read moreMDA
The abbreviation MDA stands for Mobile Data Acquisition or Mobile Data Terminal. read moreMilk Run
'Milk Run' is a special form of direct transport. read moreOutbound
Outbound is the branch of the logistics chain on which goods are transported from the producer to the consumer. read morePackaging aids
These are materials that increase the stability of packaging or enable it to fulfill its purpose in the first place. It can be additional security, the ... read morePermanent inventory
With the permanent inventory method, goods are physically recorded only once a year. read moreQR(-Code)
QR stands for "Quick Response". Information is encoded in such a way that it can be absorbed particularly quickly by machines. read moreRequirements determination
Requirements determination is a procedure used to determine the material quantities required to implement the planned production plan. The system calculates ... read moreReturns logistics
This refers to the entire logistics chain for the return of goods. Especially in the mail order business it is decisive for customer service and satisfactio ... read moreRFID
The abbreviation RFID stands for "radio-frequency identification", i.e. identification by means of electromagnetic waves. read moreRMA
RMA can stand for "Return Merchandise Authorization" or "Return Material Authorization" and is therefore the English abbreviation for material return. read moreSales unit
Different articles can be combined to a saleable unit. read moreSCEM
SCEM stands for Supply Chain Event Management. read moreSDR
(Special Drawing Right) The Special Drawing Right is in principle an artificial currency introduced by the International Monetary Fund and which can be used internationally as a me ... read moreSI
Abbreviation for International System of Units SI (French for Système international d'unités) is the common abbreviation for the internationally most widespread system of units for physical quantities. read moreSSCC
(Serial Shipping Container Code) The serial shipping container code is also referred to as the shipping unit number (NVE). read moreSwap bodies
. Swap bodies are containers that can be parked and are similar in construction to containers. read moreTautliner
A tautliner is a special form of a truck trailer with a side sliding tarpaulin installed. read moreTLC
(Total Landed Cost) TLCs represent the total cost of parts during manufacture. read moreTracking and Tracing
In the German-speaking area we speak of shipment tracking. read moreULD
(Unit Load Device) Unit load devices are containers and pallets of various sizes used to transport baggage, post and freight in general on aircraft. read moreWalking Floor
A walking floor refers to the floor at the entrance of a truck or trailer when it can be moved hydraulically up and down. read moreWorking aisle width
The aisle width is the minimum distance between racks or stacked goods (pallets, containers, crates) in a warehouse. read moreXYZ analysis
This procedure is used in materials management, empirical experience is used to allocate sales and consumption of goods. read more