| A | B |
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| Bill of Lading | The most important single transportation document that is basic operating document in the industry |
| Demmurrage | A charge assessed by rail carriers to users that fail to unload and return vehicles or containers promptly |
| Routing | The process of determining how a shipment will move between consignor and consignee or between place of acceptance by the carrier and place of delivery to the consignee |
| Weight Break | The shipment size that equates transportation charges for different rates and weight groups |
| Expediting | The need to rpidly move a shipment to its final destination |
| Free trade zone | An areaq, usually near a port or an airport, where goods can be stored or processed before entering through the importing nation's customs inspections |
| Maquiladoras | Manufacturing plants that exist just south of the U.S. and Mexican border |
| Empowerment zone | Created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to encourage business development-through various tax credits-in economically depressed portions of citites. |
| Weight-gaining products | A product that gains weight in processing; the processing point should be close to the market |
| Expatriate Workers | Employees who are sent to other countries for extended periods of time. |
| Fixed Order Interval System | Inventory is replensished on a constant, set schedule and is always ordered at a specific time; the quantity ordered varies depending on forecasted sales before the next order date. |
| Inventory Shrinkage | Refers to the fact that more items are recorded entering than leaving warehousing facilities |
| Speculative Stock | Inventory that is held for several reasons such as seasonal demand, projected price increase, and potential product shortages. |
| Nodes | Fixed facilities, such as a plant, warehouse, or store, in logistics system. |
| ABC Analysis | Concept that recognizes that because inventories are not of equal value to firm, they should not be managed in the same way. |
