The term bulk commodity is a frequently used term in freight forwarding to describe goods that are shipped by multiple shippers and received and collected by shippers, then transported on the main route as a bulk cargo and finally separated by the consignee shipper and delivered to individual end users. RELATED CONTRIBUTIONS General cargo Bulk goods
Packing goods are defined as products to be packed, or already packed like general cargo or bulk cargo. Bulk, fine, liquefiable, or packaged goods in the form of gas are referred to as filled goods in this context. RELATED CONTRIBUTIONS Bulk commodities Finescale packaging.
The term dangerous goods describes substances and objects for which danger to humans, animals and the environment may arise in the event of an accident or improper handling during transportation. Brief description With dangerous goods, we have to deal with the division into nine classes, for example, due to their explosiveness, flammability, radioactivity, toxicity, etc. Transportation of such goods [...]
Bulk is an English term for bulk, bulk goods as well as bulk goods. Bulk commodity is most often a commodity that is not destined for the end customer but is most often a semi-finished product that will be transformed into a final product after processing. Brief description Due to its uniform physical nature, such goods are suitable for transportation and [...]
The term goods to man refers to a method of picking in which goods are delivered to a work site, where they are picked up by a picker. Brief description In this method of picking, also known as dynamic picking, the goods needed are usually transported by warehouse vehicles or a conveyor system to the work site. In it, the picking person picks up the appropriate amount [...]
Third Party Logistics (3PL) describes the assignment of warehousing and logistics activities to logistics service providers. It represents the „third party” between the manufacturer and the end customer or trading company. Brief description Third Party Logistics (3PL) providers refer to third-party logistics service providers that offer various services and services in the logistics area. Unlike Fourth Party Logistics (4PL), these [...]
The term telematics is an umbrella term for everything that has to do with the actual and dynamic provision of data in the transportation infrastructure and the area of movement in general. Brief description The expression telematics is made up of the terms telecommunications and information technology and is equally used with the acronym ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems). The field of telematics has a wide [...]
Under the collective term creative techniques are gathered all methods for creating solutions and allowing for diversity, nonconformity, and crossing thought boundaries. The result of this phase can help clarify problems, arrange thoughts, as well as accelerate the formation of new ideas. To help with solutions are new ideas, rather than producing “more of the same.” Brief Description With the help of creative techniques [...]
Transportation technology deals with intra-plant types of movement of goods (intra-plant transportation) and studies issues related to means of transportation and transportation systems. Practically speaking, it is about the conception, interpretation and planning in this partial discipline of mechanical engineering, as well as the erection of equipment for transporting goods and bulk materials within the plant. RELATED CONCEPTS Means of transportation Transportation system
The grid technique depicts the logistical and temporal relationships between multiple processes. Here, with the help of a start and end date, a grid is drawn up visualizing all the activities, which further enables the identification of critical paths. Brief description The grid technique is a basic optimization tool that is used in numerous methods. With the help of the plan grid, the following issues are clarified: what activities are [...]