Fulfill Logistics Glossary

A repository of logistics acronyms, jargon, terms, and useful concepts for brands striving to optimize their ecommerce logistics operations.

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4PL aggregator

5S in warehousing

80/20 inventory rule

A

ABC Analysis

Access Point

Accessorial charges

Advanced shipping notice (ASN)

Air Freight

Amazon SFP (Seller Fulfilled Prime)

Ambient Storage

Automated dimensioning

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs)

Automated order routing

Automated palletizers

Automated picking solutions

Automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS)

Awaiting From Sender

B

B2B logistics

B2C logistics

Backhaul

Backorder

Balanced inventory approach

Barcoding

Batch picking

Big And Bulky

Big Data Analytics

Bill of Lading

Blind Shipment

Blockchain in logistics

Bonded Carrier

Bonded Inventory

Bonded warehouse

Break Bulk Cargo

Break-Even Analysis

Bulk Cargo

Bullwhip effect

Bundling

Bunkering

C

CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight)

COD shipping (Cash on Delivery)

CTPAT compliance

Carbon footprint management

Carbon offset shipping

Cargo Insurance

Carrier Liability

Carrier assignment

Carrier performance analysis

Cartonization

Central distribution center

Centralized returns

Certificate of Origin (COO)

Chain of Custody

Chargeback fees

Chassis

Chock Blocking

Circular supply chain

Click-and-Collect

Cold Chain

Cold Storage

Commercial shipping

Conestoga Trailer

Consignee

Consignment Inventory

Consignor

Consolidated shipping

Consolidator

Container Freight Station (CFS)

Container demurrage

Container detention

Container sealing

Cooperative routing

Cost-to-serve analysis

Courier Shipping

Cross-border eCommerce

Cross-docking

Crowdsourced Delivery

Curbside Pickup

Customer experience management (CXM)

Customs Broker

Customs Clearance

Customs Valuation

Customs bonding

Customs duty

Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)

Cycle Counting

D

DAP (Delivered At Place)

DDP Shipping

DDU Shipping

Dark store

Dead stock

Deadheading

Delivery management

Delivery orchestration

Demand Surges

Demand planning

Demand shaping

Demand variability

Digital freight matching

Dim divisor

Dimensional weight

Direct inbound freight

Direct shipping

Direct store delivery (DSD)

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Shipping

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands

Distribution Center

Dock scheduling

Drayage

Drop and Hook

Drop trailer

Dropshipping

Dry Van

Dunnage

Duty Drawback

Dwell time

E

E-commerce packaging

E-fulfillment

EDI mapping

EXW (Ex Works)

Ecommerce fulfillment

Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)

Economies of scale

Electronic data interchange (EDI)

Estimated Delivery

Expedited Shipping

Export License

Export Tariff

F

FCA (Free Carrier)

FCL (Full Container Load)

FOB (Free On Board)

FTL Shipping (Full Truckload)

Fifth-Party Logistics (5PL)

Fill rate

First in first out (FIFO) method

Flat-rate shipping

Fleet telematics

Flow forecasting

Flow-through distribution

Forecast accuracy

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ)

Fourth-party logistics (4PL)

Free Time

Freight Class

Freight Consolidation

Freight Consolidator

Freight Forwarder

Freight alignment

Freight audit

Freight bidding

Freight brokerage

Freight claims

Freight factoring

Freight forwarding

Freight invoice audit

Freight optimization

Freight rate management

Freight release

Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)

Fulfillment center

G

GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network)

GHG protocol in logistics

Geofencing in logistics

Global fulfillment

Green logistics

Gross Weight

Ground shipping

Harmonized System (HS) Code

Harmonized Tariff Schedule Code (HTS Code)

Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP)

Hazmat

Hub and Spoke Distribution

I

Import License

Import Quota

In-House Fulfillment (Self-Fulfillment)

Inbound logistics

Incoterms

Industry 4.0 in logistics

Inter-warehouse transfers

Intermodal Transportation

Intermodal drayage

Intermodal shipping

Inventory Aging

Inventory Management

Inventory cycle time

Inventory turnover

J

Just-In-Time (JIT)

K

KANBAN system

Kitting

L

LCL (Less than Container Load)

LIFO (Last-In, First-Out)

LTL Shipping (Less-Than-Truckload)

Labor Management

Land Bridge

Landed cost

Lane analysis

Last-mile delivery

Lead logistics provider (LLP)

Lean warehousing

Line Haul

Load Tendering

Load tender

Low boy shipping

M

MHE (Material Handling Equipment)

Make-to-order (MTO)

Make-to-stock

Manifest

Marine Insurance

Marine Terminal

Marking & Labeling

Merchant

Micro-Fulfillment Center (MFC)

Middle-mile logistics

Milk Run

Minimum order quantity (MOQ)

Mispick

Multi-Modal Transport

Multi-channel distribution

Multi-node fulfillment

Multi-stop truckload

Multi-tier inventory

Multi-warehousing

N

NVOCC (Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier)

Net Weight

Node

Non-conveyable items

O

OTIF (On-Time In-Full)

Ocean Freight

Omni-Channel Fulfillment

Omni-channel inventory

On-demand warehousing

On-time delivery (OTD)

Open-book contract

Order Management System (OMS)

Order Splitting

Order accuracy

Order fulfillment

Order management

Order orchestration

Outbound Logistics

Over-Dimensional Freight

Overpack

Oversized freight

P

POD (Proof of Delivery)

PRO Number

Package Acceptance Pending

Packaging certification

Packaging engineering

Packaging optimization

Packing Slip

Pallet Racking

Pallet configuration

Pallet exchange

Pallet pooling

Parcel Consolidation

Parcel invoice audit

Parcel shipping

Perpetual Inventory System

Perpetual inventory

Pick Accuracy

Pick and pack

Pick-to-light

Picking methodology

Pool distribution

Port of Entry

Predictive shipping

Pro Forma Invoice

Product lifecycle management (PLM)

Product segmentation

Q

Q-Commerce (Quick Commerce)

QR code scanning

Quality Control (QC)

Quarantine stock

R

RFID tags

Racking Components

Rate shopping

Real-time visibility platform

Redelivery Fee

Reefer (Refrigerated Freight)

Regional carriers

Remote warehousing

Reorder point formula (ROP formula)

Rerouted

Reslotting

Retail logistics

Retailer

Return merchandise authorization (RMA)

Returns management

Reverse Logistics

Reverse auction

Reverse cross-docking

Reverse hub

Reverse load consolidation

Reverse logistics software

Reverse pick

Reverse supply chain

Rolling Warehouse

Route planning software

S

SCAC (Standard Carrier Alpha Code)

SCOR model

SKU management

SKU optimization

SKU proliferation

SKU rationalization

Safety stock

Seasonal inventory

Serialized inventory

Service-level agreement (SLA)

Shadow Freight

Ship-from-store

Shipment Consolidation

Shipping Manifest

Shipping aggregator

Shipping zones

Short shipping

Slotting optimization

Smart Locker Delivery

Split shipment

Spot quote

Standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)

Stockout

Store fulfillment

Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Supply Chain Visibility

Supply chain optimization

Supply chain resiliency

T

Takt time

Tare Weight

Temperature-controlled shipping

Terminal handling charges (THC)

Thermal packaging

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Third-party logistics companies (3PL)

Time slot management

Track and trace

Traffic management

Transit Time

Transloading

Transportation compliance

Transportation management system (TMS)

Transportation spend management

U

UCC-128 Label

Unit cost

Urban Fulfillment

V

Value-added services (VAS)

Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)

Vendor compliance

Vendor scorecard

Virtual warehousing

Voice Picking

W

Warehouse Management System (WMS)

Warehouse management

Waybill

Weighted average cost of inventory

White glove service

White-Label Shipping

Wholesale shipping

X

X12

Y

Yard Management System (YMS)

Z

Zero inventories

Zone Pricing

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