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2. Supply chain management - Wikipedia

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   Specialization within the supply chain began in the 1980s with the inception of transportation brokerages, warehouse management (storage and inventory), and non-asset-based carriers, and has matured beyond transportation and logistics into aspects of supply planning, collaboration, execution, and performance management.

3. Warehouse management system - Wikipedia

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   A warehouse management system (WMS) is a set of policies and processes intended to organise the work of a warehouse or distribution centre, and ensure that such a facility can operate efficiently and meet its objectives. In the 20th century the term 'warehouse management information system' was often used to distinguish software that fulfils ...

4. 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.

5. Distribution center - Wikipedia

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   A distribution center is a principal part, the order processing element, of the entire order fulfillment process. Distribution centers are usually thought of as being demand driven. 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.

6. Global supply chain management - Wikipedia

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   Global supply chain management. In commerce, global supply-chain management is defined as the distribution of goods and services throughout a trans-national companies' global network to maximize profit and minimize waste. [1] Essentially, global supply chain -management is the same as supply-chain management, but it focuses on companies and ...

7. Operations management - Wikipedia

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   It is concerned with managing an entire production system that converts inputs (in the forms of raw materials, labor, consumers, and energy) into outputs (in the form of goods and services for consumers). [2] Operations management covers sectors like banking systems, hospitals, companies, working with suppliers, customers, and using technology.