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2. Transportation management system - Wikipedia

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   A TMS typically acts as an intermediary between an ERP or legacy order processing and warehouse/distribution module. In this setup, the TMS Planning Module evaluates both inbound (procurement) and outbound orders, providing the user with suggested routing solutions. The user reviews these suggestions and selects the most reasonable option ...

3. Cross-docking - Wikipedia

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   Cross-docking takes place in a distribution docking terminal; usually consisting of trucks and dock doors on two (inbound and outbound) sides with minimal storage space. [2] In the LTL trucking industry, cross-docking is done by moving cargo from one transport vehicle directly onto another, with minimal or no warehousing. In retail practice ...

4. Transportation and Warehouse Management System - Wikipedia

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   It combines all of the aspects of a traditional transportation management system (TMS) with a warehouse management system (WMS) into one code set, removing the need for integrations. A TWMS takes traditional WMS and TMS software applications and improves upon them by removing the need to create an additional piece of software that enables them ...

5. Inventory optimization - Wikipedia

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   Inventory optimization refers to the techniques used by businesses to improve their oversight, control and management of inventory size and location across their extended supply network. [1] It has been observed within operations research that "every company has the challenge of matching its supply volume to customer demand. How well the ...

6. 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.

7. Electronic data interchange - Wikipedia

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   For example, an EDI document that tells a warehouse to perform an outbound shipment is an inbound document in relation to the warehouse computer system. It is an outbound document in relation to the manufacturer or dealer that transmitted the document.