Lecture 4 Logistics Flashcards
1
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Consolidation Warehousing
A
small flexible shipments in –> large economical shipments out
2
Q
Cross docking
A
Large economical shipments in –> small flexible shipments in
3
Q
The layers of logistics
A
1 PL: In house shipper 2PL: carrier/transporter 3PL: Logistic service provider 4PL: Lead logistic provider 5PL: include e-commerce service
4
Q
MultiModal Solutions
A
A transportation solution that seeks to exploit the strenghts of multiple transportation modes through physical, information and monetary flows that are as seamless as possible.
5
Q
Transportation Types
A
Highway Water Air Railway Pipeline
6
Q
Truck plantooning
A
Less CO2
Lower fuel use
Less trafic jams
7
Q
Types of containers
A
20 ft and 40ft
8
Q
Air cargo characteristics
A
- Special pallets shapes and sizes
- More expensive than other modalities
- Pricing sensitive to size/weight
- Much faster over long distances
9
Q
Key transport units
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Colli: a package of units of goods
Europallet: a standardised pallet used across Europe
Container: a large metal box 20ft or 40 ft
