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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Looking for a private warehousing definition? Now that we’ve covered private warehouses, let’s give a public warehouse definition. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. Their pros and cons. Tips for choosing the right type of warehouse.

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What Are Order Pickers? [Definition, Types, Pros/Cons, Uses]

Conger

Here’s a simple order picker definition: Order pickers are material handling equipment used to pick and transport items from shelving or pallet racking to help fill orders in warehouses and distribution centers. Other order picker names include cherry pickers, stock pickers, order selectors, and warehouse selectors.

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The Definitive Guide to Transportation and Logistics Terminology

GlobalTranz

Examples include Tarps, dunnage, layovers, detention, etc. Bill of Lading (BOL) : A document between a shipper and carrier acknowledging the receipt of goods for transport and now available in electronic format (eBOL). Layover: When a driver is detained overnight or for a 24-hour period while waiting to pick up or deliver a shipment.

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Demurrage and Incoterms

Globalior

As we have discussed, demurrage can sometimes include detention charges (or vice versa depending on the terminology used in the billing documents). Traders should not depend on the default definition in the Incoterms. It is important to indicate in the sales contract, who will bear costs for demurrage and detention.

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Data standardization and its benefits – Executive Insights with Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA

Shipping and Freight Resource

Executive Insights is your chance to pick the brains of industry veterans, leaders, and enablers. A financial modelling exercise to quantify the potential cost savings of the usage of digital shipping documentation, namely the electronic bill of lading (eBL) showed that at a global economic growth rate of 2.4% Image : DCSA.

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Electronic Data Interchange or EDI in Transportation: Breaking Down What it is and How It Works

GlobalTranz

In this series, we will first talk about how EDI in transportation works and what it is, covering the history of EDI in transportation, the definition, how it works technically, and then some common EDI codes used within the transportation industry. Having people involved slows down the processing of the documents and also introduces errors.

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Freightos is going public…and how we got here

Freightos

This is our actual growth and a textbook example of the marketplace flywheel where sellers attract buyers and buyers attract sellers. Thanks also to those who came to Freightos through acquisition, but picked up the Freightos flag and stayed as part of an expanded team. This “hockey stick” is not some rosy future prediction.