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  • Warehouse/Warehousing
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facility designed for temporary storage (lager/lagerhantering)

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  • Haulier:
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USA Trucker) a company which carries goods by road (åkare, åkeriägare)

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  • Carrier:
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company that transports or conveys goods (transportföretag, åkare, rederi, flygbolag)

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Dispatch

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Avsänder

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consignor:

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the person who sends, dispatch goods to someone (leverantör, godsavsändare)

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consignee:

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the person to whom merchandise is sent (gods-/varumottagare)

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wholesaler

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person or firm that buys large quantity of goods from various producers or vendors, warehouses them, and resells to retailers (grossist)

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retailer

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a business or person that sells goods to the consumer, (detaljhandlare)

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perishables

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foods that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated (färskvaror)

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freight forwarder

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person or business that arrange documentation and transportation facilities for companies dispatching goods to customers (speditör)

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vendor

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company which supplies parts or services to another company (leverantör, säljare)

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reverse logistics

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collecting and handling of used or damaged goods or of reusable transit equipment (omvänd logistik, återvinning)

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barge

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a boat with a flat bottom for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) (pråm)

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offshoring

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the moving of various operations of a company to another country (utlandsbaserad)

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multimodal transport / Combined Transport

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combination of two or more modes of transportation of goods under one document.

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Intermodal Transportation:

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Transportation of goods in an intermodal container that can be used over several transportation modes without re-loading of goods/cargo.

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procurement

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the act of obtaining or buying goods and services (inköp, upphandling)

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reefer

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refrigerated shipping container for transporting perishables, having its own cooling system (kylcontainer)

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flat-rack container

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a container with open sides and collapsible ends. Some can be fitted with sidegates and roof tarpaulins.

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tarpaulin

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a waterproof cloth used to cover and protect construction materials or other goods stored outdoors (presenning)

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tare weight

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the weight of an empty vehicle or container (tara) 2400 kg container

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gross weight

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sum of the weight of the goods and the container (bruttovikt)

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quotation

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an offer stating prices and conditions (offert)

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fragile

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when something breaks easily (ömtålig)

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hazardous
when something involves risk or danger (riskabel)
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plant
a building capable of manufacturing goods of all sizes in large quantities to be sold by a business (anläggning, fabrik)
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inbound
arriving (such as passengers/goods), or coming in (such as a flow) (ankommande)
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incentive
a positive motivational influence (drivkraft, bonus)
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volatile
tending to vary often or widely (ombytlig, rörlig)
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bill of lading
a receipt from the carrier for the goods beeing shipped (konossement, fraktsedel)
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commodities
articles of commerce (varor)
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surcharge
an additional charge (tilläggsavgift)
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incoterms
commercial terms stating delivery terms between seller and buyer
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hold
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo (lastrum)
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hull
the frame or body of a ship (skrov)
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bow
front part of a vessel or aircraft (bog, för)
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emission
pollution discharged into the atmosphere (utsläpp)
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Fumigation
Packing material such as wooden crates or boxes must be fumigated from any insects, fungus or plant material (Röka ut)
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wharf
a landing for docking and (un)loading ships (kaj, lastplats)
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residential area
a district where people live, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas (bostadsområde)
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demurrage
a fee on cargo that stays at terminal too long. Also a fee levied when keeping truck/container longer than agreed.
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tar
a thick black sticky substance derived from coal (tjära)
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backlog
value of unfilled orders, or the number of unprocessed jobs. Also indicates carriers inability to move shipments due to too much cargo on-hand (orderstock, eftersläpning)
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contingency
an expenditure/charge that you didn´t expect (oförutsedd utgift). Can also be used when the need for a “second plan” to be used. “What’s our contingency plan?”
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upfront costs
expenses that are charged at the beginning of a contract, project or business activity (förskottsbetalning)
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transshipment
the transferring of goods from one vessel, or mode of transport, to another.
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Cabotage Marine
a law, in some countries, which prevents foreign owned ships from participating in the coastal shipping trade.
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Cabotage European Trucking
Rules and regulations that restrict foreign truckers/hauliers operation in another EU country
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load bearer
a type of equipment used to place cargo into or onto such as i.e. a container, skid, flat rack etc. (lastbärare)
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Skid / Pallet
normally refers to a unit on which to load/staple individual boxes/cartons. (pall / EUR pall. För flygfrakt en platta gjord av stål)
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Truck or Trailer Tractor
used to pull i.e. trailers or containers etc. (dragbil)
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Semi-truck / Articulated Lorry
(långtradare)
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Log book
records driver activity such as driving distances, times and places. (körjounal)
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Route scheduling / Route planning
a method of optimizing your fleet in the most efficient way between two or more start/stop points. (Rutt/färdvägsplanering)
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Cargo space:
(Lastutrymme)
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Ratchet strap
used to tighten up loads for stability and security (spännband)
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Inventory Cycle
Time between two stock replenishments (Lagercykel)
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Inventory Carrying Cost
All costs associated with keeping goods in storage such as stock value, facilities, warehouse equipment and salaries (Lagerföringskostnader)
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Inventory turnover
Number of times in a specific time period that the inventory is used or sold (Lageromsättningshastighet)
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Inventory position
(Lagerposition)
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Stock Inventory
(lagerförteckning)
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Liquidated Damages
(Leveransvite)
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LIFO
Last in, first out
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EAN
European Article Numbering: Artikel identification (EU)
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SKU, Stock Keeping Unit
(Lagerställeenhet)
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Inventory shrinkage
(lagerinkurans, svinn, osäljbart)
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Discharge
term for unloading of cargo (lossning)
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Supply / distribution network
a defined network (can be i.e. geographic or by customers/suppliers) frequently used (distributionsnät)
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Tariffs
list of prices/ fees for a specific service (taxa, tariff)

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