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2. 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. The ...

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. Logistics engineering - Wikipedia

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   Warehousing; Distribution system design; Reliability engineering: sub-discipline of systems engineering that emphasizes dependability in the lifecycle management of a product; Reverse logistics: the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal

5. Order processing - Wikipedia

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   A warehouse may also need to support alternate picking strategies due to physical layout or product distribution; for example, if some products are only sold by pallet and require special lifting equipment, those pallet-orders might be batched or processed differently that the rest of the products which might be piece-picked — alternatively ...

6. Supply chain management - Wikipedia

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   In physical distribution, the customer is the final destination of a marketing channel, and the availability of the product or service is a vital part of each channel participant's marketing effort. It is also through the physical distribution process that the time and space of customer service become an integral part of marketing.

7. Warehouse execution system - Wikipedia

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   Warehouse execution systems (WES) [1] [2] are computerized systems used in warehouses and distribution centers to manage and orchestrate the physical flow of products from receiving through shipping. Warehouses are storage facilities for raw materials and parts used in manufacturing operations; distribution centers (DCs) are facilities that ...