Bill of Lading - bill of lading The Bill of Lading, B/L (Bill of Lading) is a document confirming the conclusion of a transportation contract in maritime transport, as well as being a document authorizing the appropriate persons to receive and dispose of rights to the goods. RELATED CONTRACTS CMR Railway bill of lading Shipping documents Bill of Lading Maritime transport Airwaybill products Intralog offers:
Initial Run Initial run in transportation describes the transportation of goods from one or more shippers to the place of transshipment (Hub) at the shipper. Brief description The term initial run is used in road transport as well as in air and sea transport. For example, an origin run is said to occur when a shipment is picked up from a customer by a car [...]
Best Practice The term “Best Practice” comes from the field of benchmarking and means the best implemented solution. A brief description of Best Practice is derived from a process that systematizes the available experience of successful companies and users and, based on the company's goals, compares and evaluates various solutions that can be used in practice. It further establishes [...]
Benchmarking (comparative analysis, comparative research) Benchmarking (from “to set criteria”) is the search for best practices (“Best Practice”) that are cross-industry and lead to sensational achievements. Brief description. Organizations or parameters such as costs or results are compared based on certain factors. Better solutions are adapted. Benchmarking serves not only to set goals (Benchmarks), but also [...]
Barrel The term „barrel” describes in the field of logistics the gathering together of goods or a complete cargo unit. Goods can be gathered for transport or storage into the most suitable units or linkages possible. Brief description The original concept of a barrel originated from a container for wine, which was once, as in modern times, filled into bottles and [...]
Balanced Scorecard The Balanced Scorecard is a management method that looks at an enterprise from different perspectives and is holistically oriented, based on purpose and statistics. Through increased transparency and objectivity, this method allows the company to position itself strategically for its target markets. Brief description The Balanced Scorecard is a management calculation that is applied with the help of a system of indicators. [...]
Backlog The term backlog comes from air transportation and refers to the excessive accumulation of goods at the originating airport. Due to the seasonal highs, the transport may constrict delivery channels. In this case, goods cannot be shipped on time according to the buking. Goods that have not been shipped on time and are backlogged at the airport of shipment are called [...]
B2C - Business-to-Customer Business-to-Consumer (B2C) refers to electronic business dealings between a business and an end user. Brief description Business-to-consumer (B2C) business transactions between businesses and end users form the largest part of e-business or e-commerce today. A lot of modern businesses, referred to as New Economy, record high profits in the B2B and powershopping segments. E-commerce methods work especially well for [...]
B2B - Business-to-Business Business-to-Business (B2B) refers to electronic business contacts between companies. These contacts include communications between companies, as well as reflecting company processes in procurement, marketing and sales. A brief description of B2B is the highest turnover and most successful area of E-Commerce. Its creation took place in three stages. It began with the first application of Electronic [...]
Available to Promise Available to Promise (abbreviated ATP) stands for a concept derived from Supply Chain Management, and aims to provide the customer with binding information on product availability and delivery times already at the time of order acceptance. A prerequisite for the implementation of such a concept is that the company conducts transparent planning of quantities and lead times. Support turns out to be [...]