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| Global Supply Chain Logistics | the process of material, information, and money flowing from the source of supply tg the consumer |
| Supply Chain | A network of connected facilities, transportation lanes, and information systems. |
| Raw Material Provicers | Mines and farms that extract the raw materials needed to produce a product. |
| Production Facitlities | Sites that convert raw materials in to manufactured products. |
| Warehouses | Places where materials are stored for future use. |
| Distribution Centers | Places where materials are stored for quick movement to a transport vehicle. |
| Transportation | Material Transporters who deliver materials to manufacturers, retailers, and consumers through various modes. |
| Logistics | the link between facilities within the supply chain. |
| The force Driving a product through the logistic cycle | The Customer |
| Inventory | A count of materials on hand. Also describes the actual materials on hand. |
| Raw materials inventory | inventory consisting ofmaterials ready for use in production |
| Work in Progress Inventory | inventory including all the materials currently being processed. |
| Finished goods inventory | inventory of finished products ready for storage or shipment |
| In-transit inventory | inventory including products that are in the process of being transported. |
| Supply | the process of sourcing and building product inventory to established targets based on customer needs. |
| Receiving | includes identifying goods, inspecting for correct quantity and quality, and dispatching items to the correct location. |
| Stocking | Assigning products to the proper location within the warehouse or distribution center. |
| Order Processing | the process of assembling products from various locations for a specific customer order. |
| Picking | a term associated with order processing and can include full case, repack, and bulk or pallet. |
| Loading | The main function of the shipping departments |
| Cross-docking | Goods are transferred directly from the incoming vehicle to the outgoing vehicle without being placed into storage. |
| Order cycle time | the time it takes to process an order from the time the order is received from the customer until the order is delivered. |
| Transportation productivity | usually measured in cartons delivered per mile driven, total cost per mile, cost per stop on the delivery route, etc. |
| Productivity | A critical measure of performance throughout supply chain logistics. |
