106) Supply Chain
The supply chain consists of the physical and communication paths connecting multiple, interrelated businesses. Material, goods, products and information flow through these paths from their points of origin or source (often viewed as beginning with raw material) to the final end consumer. This flow is sometimes extended to include the eventual disposal, recycling or return of goods. See also, Supply Chain Management, Logistics , Material Handling, and Third Party Logistics. Note that all of referenced terms are highly interrelated and their definitions are frequently intermingled.
107) Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management is the integration and coordinated execution of all the business processes used to plan and execute the flow of material, goods, products and related information between the many sources and points of use throughout the supply chain in order to achieve the best overall, system wide performance in terms of total cost, on-time (just-in-time) delivery and minimum in-process inventories across the network of suppliers, factories and trading partners that comprise the supply chain. See also, Supply Chain, Logistics, Material Handling, and Third Party Logistics. Note that all of referenced terms are highly interrelated and their definitions are frequently intermingled.
108) TMS
Transportation Management Systems
Transportation Management Systems optimize the use of transportation resources to manage inbound, outbound and internal shipments at the lowest cost consistent with customer service standards and trading partner requirements.
109) Software
A system of codes which instructs a computer as to the functions it is expected to perform.
110) Sortation
Separating items (parcels, boxes, cartons, parts, etc.) according to their intended destination within a plant or for transit.
111) Trailer restraint
Mechanical or hydraulic devices designed to prevent trailer movement away from the dock. Usually attaches from dock face to ICC bar or rear wheel or directly to the trailer in some fashion.
112) Type III pallet
Double-faced, flush-stringer or block, reversible pallet.
113) Solid deck pallet
A pallet constructed with no spacing along the deck(s).
114) Solid side pallet
A pallet constructed such that the stringer sides are not notched.
115) Two-way pallet
A pallet constructed with stringers that do not have notches, so that fork tines can be inserted only from the two open ends.
116) Type I pallet
Single-faced, non-reversible pallet.
117) Type II pallet
Double-faced, flush-stringer or block, non-reversible pallet.
118) Type IV pallet
Double-faced, single-wing, non-reversible pallet.
119) Type V pallet
Single-faced, single-wing, non-reversible pallet.
120) Type VI pallet
Double-faced, double-wing, reversible pallet.