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  2. Supply chain management - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics and physics, a centroid is the arithmetic mean position of all the points in a plane figure. [81] For supply chain management, a centroid is a location with a high proportion of a country's population and a high proportion of its manufacturing, generally within 500 mi (805 km).

  3. Warehouse management system - Wikipedia

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    For example, a service business with a relatively simple ‘warehouse’ or storeroom is more likely to require features that analyse the cost of materials it consumes, or the optimal moment to purchase additional stock, rather than complex WMS features that focus on efficient movement of material within the warehouse itself.

  4. Distribution center - Wikipedia

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    A distribution center can also be called a warehouse, a DC, a fulfillment center, a cross-dock facility, a bulk break center, and a package handling center. The name by which the distribution center is known is commonly based on the purpose of the operation.

  5. Warehouse - Wikipedia

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    Warehouse operation can fail when workers move goods without work orders, or when a storage position is left unregistered in the system. One of the most important factors to be considered while designing a warehouse storage plan is the Product Volume.

  6. Third-party logistics - Wikipedia

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    Examples are courier, express and parcel services; ocean carriers, freight forwarders and transshipment providers. The most significant difference between a second party logistics provider and a third-party logistics provider is the fact that a 3PL provider is always integrated into the customer's system.

  7. International Standard Classification of Occupations - Wikipedia

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    The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) is an International Labour Organization (ILO) classification structure for organizing information on labour and jobs. It is part of the international family of economic and social classifications of the United Nations. [ 1 ]

  8. Logistics - Wikipedia

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    A warehouse in South Jersey, a U.S. East Coast epicenter for logistics and warehouse construction outside Philadelphia, where trucks deliver slabs of granite [1]. Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers.

  9. Inventory control - Wikipedia

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    While it is sometimes used interchangeably, inventory management and inventory control deal with different aspects of inventory. Inventory management is a broader term pertaining to the regulation of all inventory aspects, from what is already present in the warehouse to how the inventory arrived and where the product's final destination will be. [2]