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Logistics (124)

Companies that engage in the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the movement and storage of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption. The process related to the movement and storage of products from the end of the production line to the end user.

All activities involved in the management of product movement; delivering the right product from the right origin to the right destination, with the right quality and quantity, at the right schedule and price.

Door to door service, Commodities, Time windows, Commodity classification, Commodity density, Weather routing, Commodity flow, Routing, Truck routes, Commodity groups, Bulk cargo, Microbridge, Food, Minibridge, Beverages, Land bridge, Air routes, Perishables, Refrigerated cargo, Trade routes, Fixed routes, Hazardous materials, Waste products, Hubs, Hub and spoke systems, Routes, Routes and routing, Interlining, Code sharing, Dwell time, Layover time, Service time, On time performance, Schedule maintenance, Scheduling, Timetables, Schedules, Schedules and scheduling, Trip tables, Trip matrices, Arrival Time, Origin and destination, Itinerary, Route choice, Distance, Accessibility, Access, Departure time, Travel time, Mode choice, Trip length, Carrier selection, Shipment Characteristics, Tickets, Ticketing, Tokens, Passes (Transportation), Fare prepayment, Fare and toll prepayment, Toll collection, Fare collection, Freight billing, Rate, fare and toll collection, Variable tolls, Shadow tolls, Tolls, Free fares, Discount fares, Zone fares, Distance based fares, Peak fares, Fares, Rate making, Tariffs, Charter rates, Contract rates, Shipping Terms, Rates, Rates, tariffs and tolls, Insurance, Insurance rates, Insurance claims, Liability insurance, Cargo insurance, Marine insurance, Hull insurance, Indemnity, Freight traffic, Container traffic, Back haul, Traffic loads, Carloadings, Less than carload traffic, Less than truckload traffic, Traffic measurement, Empty car miles, Tonnage, Tonnage ratings, Ton miles, Shipments, Air shipments, Small shipments, Military shipments, Shipper demand, Handling and storage, Demurrage, Detention, Freight claims, Loss and damage claims, Overcharge claims, Undercharge claims, Freight handling, Bulk cargo handling, Liquid cargo handling, Container handling, Accessorial services, Fabrication, Transit privileges, Protective services, Intermodal transfer, Offshore transfer, Lighterage, On dock transfer, Load shifting