GLOSSARY

INFOLOG
 INDEX
A Aisle Operator
Allowance O Order

BBD Physical zone

B
Bin P Pile area
Block stack area Profile
Push-back rack

Carrier
C Chimney pallet Route
Circuit R

Dock Sandwich pallet

Door Shortage
D Drive-in
S
Shuttle rack
Drive-through Standard rack
Storage class
Supplier
E ERP Support

Table
Flow rack T
F

G Gravity carton flow

U Unit of picking

Variable rack
H High bay V Virtual zone

M Mobile rack W WMS

Method of preparation
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AISLE : An aisle corresponds to a rack.

ALLOWANCE : The allowance corresponds to

the margin that can be granted.

BBD : BBD stands for "Best before Date" and

corresponds to the expiration date of the

B
product.

BIN : Bin also called bay corresponds to the rack

shelf. A bin contains several positions to put
pallets.

BLOCK STACK AREA : Block stack area, in 99% of

cases, don’t use any kind of shelves or similar
iron things. It can be simply draw zones on a
surface and mark them with numbers.

CARRIER : A carrier corresponds to transport

C companies that can deliver goods from the

supplier or pick up goods for delivery to the
customer.

CHIMNEY PALLET : One product corresponds

to one stack.

CIRCUIT : A circuit contains all the products

and picking set up in order of organizing a
picking.
DOCK : The dock is space before door where we
can left our picked or retrieved pallets or pallet

D
for inbound.

DOOR : The door is here only to organize truck

arrival and departure.

DRIVE-IN : The pallet is loaded and unloaded on

the same side because there is a wall on the
other side.

DRIVE THROUGH : There is no wall or obstacle

on another side. The pallet is loaded on one side
and unloaded on the another side.

ERP : An ERP software packages were created

E to simplify the flow of information in a

company and to avoid repetition and
inconsistencies between different
departments. As a result, ERPs attempt to
homogenize business processes through
specialized software, pre-programmed to
meet the most common organizational needs.

FLOW RACK : A flow rack is have deep positions

to store a lot of pallets. The pallets are stored on

F
one side (a little higher than the other side), with
help of wheels and gravitational force, the pallets
go to the other side where they can be picked.
 G
GRAVITY CARTON FLOW : The gravity carton
flow optimises the storage of slow moving
products. Boxes are usually stored in it. It’s
used in the following two cases.

HIGH BAY : An high bay is a mechanical and

H
automated system (AS/RS - Automated Storage /
Retrieval System) used to store and retrieve
pallets. It can reach up to 30 meters.

MOBILE RACK : A mobile rack is a rack which

M
can be moved by rails. A remote control
allows to move the structure.

METHOD OF PREPARATION : The method of

preparation (MOP) is the way to build a pallet
according to the customer's request.

OPERATORS : The operators include all pickers,

forklift drivers and offloaders.

ORDER : Orders which based on the order and

reference number, both unique, are sent from
O
the ERP with its route number if it is set.
 PHYSICAL ZONE : A physical zone is used for

P
positions which really exist in the warehouse
like picking, expedition, co-packing, …

PILE AREA : A pile area is similar to a block

stack area, but with less organization.

PROFILE : Profiles correspond to users who

may have different permissions depending on
the position held and the current
organization.

PUSH-BACK RACK : The push-back rack is an

accumulation storage system that combines
the flow rack and the variable rack (drive-in).

ROUTE : A route, communicated by the ERP or

the TMS corresponds to a truck with several
orders, but an order can be under one route. R

S
SANDWICH PALLET : This is a preparation
method where a pallet is placed between
different products to distinguish them.

SHORTAGE : This corresponds to a product

shortage. There is therefore a shortage
between the orders number requested and
those shipped.
 SHUTTLE RACK : A shuttle rack is a storage
system in which a motorized shuttle moves on
rails inside the storage channels.

STANDARD RACK : It’s on both sides of aisle

and you can place one pallet on one position.

STORAGE CLASS : A storage class is linked to

the storage strategy. Defining a class allows a
family of SKUs to be stored together on
common locations/zones.

SUPPLIER : They can be either on-site factory

or out-site factory or 3PL or customers return
flow.

SUPPORT : When the order is launched, some

support numbers to pick are obtained. One
support number represent one pallet.

TABLE : A table is a part of Infolog where we can

T
set up Infolog activities. In tables, we can write
names and descriptions for each setting for
different modules.

U UNIT OF PICKING : A unit of picking (UOP)

corresponds to the form of the pallet.
VARIABLE RACK : A variable rack is usually drive
in or drive through rack (depends if the rack is
positionned against a wall).

VIRTUAL ZONE : A virtual zone does not exist

physically in the warehouse. It is zone managed
V
by IT, for returns or scraps for example.

WMS : A WMS, or warehouse management

W system, is a tool that is used to control,

coordinate and optimize the specific
movements, processes and operations of a
warehouse.