Logistics glossary A–Z
A
- ABC Analysis
- Accessorial Charge
- Additional Handling Surcharge
- Address Validation
- Advance Shipping NoticeASN
- Allocated Inventory
- Antidumping DutyAD
- Application Programming InterfaceAPI
- Appointment Delivery
- Automated Bagging
- Automated Commercial EnvironmentACE
- Automated Storage and Retrieval SystemAS/RS
- Automation Payback Period
- Autonomous Mobile RobotAMR
- Available to PromiseATP
- Average Order ValueAOV
B
C
- Cargo Ready DateCRD
- Carmack Amendment
- Carrier Claim
- Carrier Invoice Audit
- Carrier Pickup
- Carrying Cost
- Cartonization
- Case Picking
- Cash Conversion CycleCCC
- Certificate of Origin
- Chargeback (Retail Compliance)
- Click-to-Door Time
- Cluster Picking
- Cold Chain Shipping
- Collaborative RobotCobot
- Collect Freight
- Commercial Invoice
- Consignment Inventory
- Consolidator
- Contract Rate
- Contribution Margin
- Conveyor System
- Cost of Goods SoldCOGS
- Cost per OrderCPO
- Cost per Return
- Cost per Unit Shipped
- Cost to Serve
- Cost, Insurance and FreightCIF
- Country of Origin
- Cross-Docking
- Cubic Pricing
- Custom Packaging
- Customs Bond
- Customs Broker
- Customs Exam
- Customs Trade Partnership Against TerrorismCTPAT
- Cutoff Time
- Cycle Count
D
- Damage Rate
- Dark Store
- Days of InventoryDOI
- De Minimis
- Dead Stock
- Delivered at PlaceDAP
- Delivered Duty PaidDDP
- Delivery Area SurchargeDAS
- Delivery Exception
- Delivery Promise
- Demand Forecasting
- Demurrage
- Detention
- Dimensional WeightDIM weight
- Dimensioner
- Discrete Picking
- Disposition
- Distributed Inventory
- Distribution CenterDC
- Dock-to-Stock Time
- Drayage
- Dropshipping
- Dry Van
- Duty Drawback
E
F
- Fill Rate
- First Expired, First OutFEFO
- First In, First OutFIFO
- First Mile
- Flat Rate Shipping
- Floor-Loaded
- Forecast Accuracy
- Foreign-Trade ZoneFTZ
- Forward Pick Replenishment
- Fourth-Party Logistics4PL
- Free CarrierFCA
- Free on BoardFOB
- Free Time
- Freight Broker
- Freight Claim
- Freight Class
- Freight Density
- Freight Forwarder
- Freight Reclassification
- Fuel Surcharge
- Fulfillment by AmazonFBA
- Fulfillment by MerchantFBM
- Fulfillment CenterFC
- Fulfillment Cost as Percent of Revenue
- Full Container LoadFCL
- Full TruckloadFTL
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P
- Packing List
- Packing Slip
- Pallet
- Pallet Position
- Parcel Select
- Peak Season
- Peak Surcharge
- Perfect Order Rate
- Periodic Inventory System
- Perpetual Inventory System
- Pick and Pack
- Pick Face
- Pick List
- Pick-to-LightPTL
- Pool Distribution
- Porch Piracy
- Port of Entry
- Preorder
- Print-and-Apply
- Priority Mail
- PRO Number
- Proof of DeliveryPOD
- Purchase OrderPO
- Put-to-Light
- Putaway
R
- Radio Frequency IdentificationRFID
- Rate Shopping
- Receiving
- Recommerce
- Refrigerated TrailerReefer
- Refurbishment
- Regional Carrier
- Reorder PointROP
- Replenishment
- Residential Surcharge
- Restocking Fee
- Return Fraud
- Return Grading
- Return Label
- Return Merchandise AuthorizationRMA
- Return Rate
- Return Reason Code
- Return to SenderRTS
- Return to VendorRTV
- Return Window
- Returnless Refund
- Returns Consolidation
- Returns Portal
- Reverse Logistics
- RF Scanner
- Robotic Piece Picking
- Robots-as-a-ServiceRaaS
- Routing Guide
S
- Safety Stock
- Sales and Operations PlanningS&OP
- Same-Day Fulfillment
- Seasonality
- Section 301 Tariffs
- Sell-Through Rate
- Serial Shipping Container CodeSSCC
- Serialization
- Service Level AgreementSLA
- Ship-from-StoreSFS
- Ship-on-Time Rate
- Shipper Load and CountSLAC
- Shipping Cost as Percent of Revenue
- Shipping Insurance
- Shipping Label
- Shipping Manifest
- Shipping Zone
- Shrinkage
- Signature Confirmation
- SKU Rationalization
- Slotting
- Sortation System
- Split Shipment
- Spot Rate
- Stock Keeping UnitSKU
- Stockout
- Stockout Rate
- Storage Utilization
- Subscription Box Fulfillment
- Supply Chain Control Tower
- Surcharge