Standard sizes are important because they enable containers to be compatible with different modes of transport and port handling equipment.

Standard container sizes vary greatly between countries.

Standard sizes are irrelevant, as containers are always customized to specific needs.

Transportation agreements

Marking of railway carriages

Container marking

Purchase and procurement of raw materials.

Purchase and procurement of support functions.

Purchase and procurement of components directly linked to the production process.

Air transportation

Road transportation

Maritime transportation

Railway transportation

Courier transportation

Data integrity and availability are essential, whether it concerns the physical storage of goods or the storage of digital data.

The purpose of storage is to ensure the availability and delivery of products or raw materials.

Storage is just the physical handling and preservation of products.

Storage aims to ensure good customer service.

Storage capacity is always fixed and cannot be expanded.

Standardization only applies to customs procedures.

Important organizations include ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IMO (International Maritime Organization).

Standardization ensures container compatibility and enables safe cargo handling.

Standardization does not apply to container transport.

the process of gradually processing a commodity from raw materials into finished products

An old logistics company owned by a person named Porter 

terminal operations from Porter's perspective 

Abbreviation for twenty foot empty unit

A unit of measurement equivalent to a 20-foot container

2 TEU corresponds to the capacity of one 40' container

Used, for example, to indicate a ship's container transport capacity.