3.2 Logistics

mitigate

make (something bad) less severe, serious or painful, reduce the handful effect of something

micron

a unit of length ewual to one millionth of a metre, used in many technological and scientific fields

coating

a thin layer or covering of something

fastening

a device that closes or secures something

galvanized

coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc

batch

a quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time

warehouse

place where goods can be stored prior to their distribution for sale

bulk

larg size or shape, large in quantity, cargo in an unpackaged mass such as grain or oil

vendor

supplier, between people

JIT

just-in-time

salvage

stop from being destroyed

cradle-to-grave

from beginning to end

audit

check

scan-based-trading

is the process where suppliers maintain ownership of inventory within retailers, warehouses or stores until items are scanned at the point of sale

source

search

bioterrorism

good goods thrown away

thrift stores

shops run by charitable organization

unsaleables

not able to be sold

stockouts

a situation in which an item is out of stock

returns

products that retailer cannnot sell

annual

occuring once a year, calculated over or covering a period of a year

plant

a place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place

validate

chcek or prove the validity or accurancy of

accurancy

the quality or state of being correct or precise, trchnical the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to rhe correct value or standard

landfill

the disposal of waste material by burying it, especially as a method od filling in and reclaing excavated pits, waste material used in landfill sites

reverse logistics

the activity of product managment that goes beyond a manufactures normal distribution and delivery system, in particular, the reverse flow of products and materials for returns, repair, remanufacture and/or recycle