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Facilities For Companies Dispatching Goods To Customers
Facilities For Companies Dispatching Goods To Customers
courier - company that specializes in the speedy and secure delivery of small
goods and packages
consignee - person to whom goods have been shipped or turned over for care
Factory gate pricing - Transport cost are not include in the purchase price of a
product
Supply chain - The close co-operation of all parties involved in the making,
selling, and delivering of a product
Tender - An offer for goods or services that follows a request for a quotation made
by an official body
Customer order cycle time is the time - customers are prepared to wait for the
delivery of their order
intermodal - Goods are transported in the same loading unit or vehicle using
different modes of transport
unaccompanied - The driver does not stay with his road vehicle during transport
by rail or ferry
block train - A single shipper uses a whole train which is run directly from the
loading point to the destination
DC – distribution center
CM – Category management
QR – Quick response
TXW – ex works
LC – letter of credit