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Transshipment or transhipment is the shipment of goods

or containers to an intermediate destination, then to yet


another destination.
One possible reason is to change the means
of transport during the journey (for example
from ship transport to road transport.
Break bulk
break bulk cargo or general cargo is a term that can be
described as goods that must be loaded individually, and not
in bulk as with oil or grain. The term break bulk derives from the
phrase breaking bulk—the extraction of a portion of the cargo of
a ship. These goods may not be in shipping containers. Break bulk
cargo is transported in bags, boxes, crates, drums, or barrels.
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Cross docking
Cross-docking is a logistics practice of receiving product
from an incoming container or trailer and loading these
materials into outbound transport with little or no storage in
between, providing efficiencies for a quick answer and save
cost. E.g Newspapers , fresh food.
Benefits of Cross-Docking /
Transloading

Cost Effective
Reduces Handling Costs
Reduces Operating Costs
Eliminates or Limits Need for Storage of Inventor
Minimizes Handling
Reduces Transit Time
Maintains Shipment Integrity
Reduces Expense and Risk of Damage
Order picking

Order picking is the process of removing products from storage in


order to meet a specific customer demand

Order picking is another process common in warehouses that refers to


the collection of items and materials ordered or requested by the
customers. this process also needs to be done properly to satisfy
customer needs or make sure their needs are met. This is why you also
need an order picking system.
Reverse logistics

Reverse logistics stands for all operations related to the reuse of products and
materials. It is "the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the
efficient, cost effective flow of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished
goods and related information from the point of consumption to the point of
origin . Reverse logistics is the process of moving goods from their typical final
destination for the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal..
Are all the processes needed to manage the return and
recycling of goods in the supply chain activities

Reverse logistics deal with the management of


resources from the consumer or vendor to the place of
its origin
Tracking and tracing
In distribution and logistics of many types of products, track and trace or
tracking and tracing, concerns a process of determining the current and
past locations (and other information) of a unique item or property.
This concept can be supported by means of reckoning and reporting of
the position of vehicles and containers with the property of concern,
stored.
Warehousing services:
It is the process of receiving and storing goods

•Inventory management and control


•Order processing,
•Bar-coding, re-packaging, labeling and quality control
•Yard management
•Vendor/carrier performance
•Cross-docking / flow distribution
•Static and dynamic replenishment
•Load building
•value added services.

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