concerned with the organization and the physical processes involved in the transport and supply of the input factors for the corporate process

mainly associated with manufacturing companies and deals with all tasks pertinent to the planning and controlling of those internal processes that relate to the materials flow, storage, and internal transport

primarily concerned with the coordination of all processes that serve to deliver the goods to the recipient or to the point of sale for consumption by the end user

transshipment terminals; nodes; carriers

carriers; logistics service providers; infrastructure providers

couriers; consultants; repair shops

Right product; right route; right quality; right place; right service; right costs; right customer

Right product; right quantity; right quality; right place; right time; right costs; right customer

Right product; right density; right quality; right place; right dimension; right costs; right customer

sorting warehouses, regional warehouses, production warehouses, or storage warehouses

central warehouses, discount warehouses, semi-production warehouses, or distribution warehouses

central warehouses, regional warehouses, production warehouses, or distribution warehouses

business models in which the buyer of a product (business) provides certain information to a vendor (supply chain) supplier of that product and the supplier takes full responsibility for maintaining an agreed inventory of the material, usually at the buyer's consumption location

practice in the logistics of unloading materials from an incoming semi-trailer truck or railroad car and loading these materials directly into outbound trucks, trailers, or rail cars, with little or no storage in between

the automated and intervention-free exchange of structured data between business partners according to uniform standards

practice in the logistics of unloading materials from an incoming semi-trailer truck or railroad car and loading these materials directly into outbound trucks, trailers, or rail cars, with little or no storage in between

location where material is transferred between vehicles

a place where people, cars, etc., are searched by someone (such as a police officer) before being allowed to continue

serve to distribute goods that arrive through long-distance and short-distance transport

an arrangement in which one company provides services for another company that could also be or usually have been provided in-house

associated with manufacturing companies and deals with all tasks pertinent to the planning and controlling of those internal processes that relate to the materials flow, storage, and internal transport

is an area which main purpose is realization of synergies through the common use of infrastructural facilities such as gas stations, forklift truck fleets, workshops, offices etc.

is a term used to distinguish substantially different ways to perform transport

comprises the elements of the goods transported, the means of transport used, and the transport process as an organized transport sequence

make possible the more or less complete tracking of transported goods and vehicles and, at the same time, ensure later traceability

concerned with standard or framework tours that take place at certain times (daily, weekly) and have a more or less defined order or deliver to a defined area

means to create a daily planned route based on the current order situation or on framework routes that have already been defined

supports the operational processes (management and control), such as order processing, stock management, and transport

deals with the planning of logistical resources in procurement and distribution, such as inventory, delivery, and transport capacities

monitors all activities and generates notifications or warnings in cases of deviations