Glossary

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C

Container Chassis
Container Freight Station (CFS)
Continuous-Flow, Fixed-Path Equipment
Contract Logistics
Contract of Affreightment
Contribution Margin
Controlled Access
Corrugated Box
Cost Center
Cost Driver
Cost Management
Cost of Capital
Cost of Goods Sold
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
Courier

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Dual Rate System
Dual-Command Operations
Duty-Free Zone (DFZ)

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L

M

O

P

Pick to Light
Pick/Pack
Picking
Picking Basket
Picking Cart
Picking Strategy
Pickup Location
Piece Count
Piece Picking
Pipeline Stock
Place Utility
Planned Date
Planned Order
Planned Order Receipt
Poka Yoke (Mistake Proof)

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Storage
Storage Cost
Storage Location
Strategic Alliance
Sub-Optimization

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