Glossary

A form. In EDI, form-type information that trading partners have agreed to exchange, like an invoice or purchase order, and that the EDI software handles.

The various papers attached or pertaining to goods requiring transportation and/or transfer of ownership, such as bills of lading, commercial invoices, etc.

See Design of Experiments (DOE). Also, the acronym for the Department of Energy.

The transport of goods directly from the consignor to consignee.

The transport of goods directly from the consignor to the port of importation.

Department of Transportation.

A motor carrier using one tractor to pull two trailers. Typically used when transporting large loads or when shipping goods over long distances.

A mechanized device for transporting two standard pallets simultaneously and primarily used in distribution centers and warehouses.

Two 28-foot trailers pulled by one tractor. See also Double Bottoms.

Merge temporary files, such as those containing a day's or week's worth of information, with the main data base in order to update it.

Moving goods from the manufacturer to the final user or consumer. May involve multiple companies.

See Denied Party Listing (DPL).

The distance between the ship’s keel and the waterline of the vessel. Also called draft.

See Duty Drawback.

Service, usually local, offered by a motor carrier for the pick-up and delivery of ocean containers or rail containers on a chassis (to/from ports, railheads, and DC's).

Motor carriers that provide drayage service.

U.S. DOT rules that specify the maximum time a driver may drive in interstate commerce and work on a daily and weekly basis.

When a carrier deposits a trailer or boxcar at a facility at which it is to be loaded or unloaded.

The direct shipment of goods from a manufacturer to a retailer or consumer, bypassing the wholesaler or done at the wholesaler's instruction to save time/money.

See Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP).

See Distribution Resource Planning (DRP II).

Uses the theory of constraints scheduling process to focus on increasing flow and throughput by identifying and leveraging the system constraints.

See Direct Store Delivery (DSD).

See Decision Support System (DSS).

See Direct-to-Store (DTS) Delivery.