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The world of logistics is complex and certain concepts can be difficult to understand. Being in control of your logistics means being more independent and also means understanding your environment and associated concepts.
Find a logistics glossary here, as well as answers to the most frequently asked questions. Yours may be there!
The world of WMS
The price of a WMS (Warehouse Management System) can vary considerably, ranging from €25,000 to €250,000 (or more) for its acquisition. The cost of WMS software depends on many factors, including the required features , the size of the warehouse , and the complexity of logistics operations.

Logistics and supply chain glossary
Storage location in a pallet rack/shelf.
A method of ranking a repository in descending order of outputs. The repository is thus divided into 3 groups:
- Group A : composed of references constituting 80% of outputs.
- Group B : composed of references constituting 15% of outputs.
- Groups C : composed of references constituting 5% of outputs.
This analysis makes it possible to know the references deserving particular attention.
The container is the stock object constituted upon receipt and containing 1 to N items of quantities different from 1 to N lots. It always has an SSCC label identifying it.
A container contains stock. It can be the subject of a movement, a reservation, an addressing… The fact of moving, addressing, reserving the container directly allows the reservation, movement, addressing of its contents.
For example : A single reference pallet will be considered as a container.
It is the action of moving goods from the arrival docks to the departure docks, without passing through the stock.
This is the company owning the merchandise. She is the custodian of the stock. The depositor receives his goods from suppliers and delivers them to end customers (Third Parties).
For example: A logistics service provider works on behalf of several depositors and delivers to the end customers of its depositors.
It is the gap between physical stock and computer stock
An inventory management rule allowing the management of products with an expiration date.
An inventory management rule in which we send out the products returned the earliest first.
An operation consisting of superimposing containers.
An inventory management rule in which we send out the products returned later first.
It is the act of physically booking goods on behalf of orders.
Physical reservation specifically reserves a quantity of items at a given address.
Deliverability allows the generation of picking replenishment, preparation order, etc.
A logistics management system for products that are collected by the company. This may involve recycling, recovery and other forms of product returns from the customer to the producer.
This is the physical warehouse where the logistics service is carried out.
Wave mode is a preparation mode which consists of picking up items anonymously (not linked to the notion of ordering), then packing.
Wave mode is a two-step preparation mode.
An order authorizing a manufacturing shop to produce parts.
A type of order preparation in which the prepared SKUs (sales units) are stored directly in their package.
Taking UVs (sales units) from their storage unit to prepare an order.
A type of order preparation in which the prepared UVs (sales units) are only stored in their package at the end of the order preparation process.
Serial Shipping Container Code.
The unique identification number of a pallet.
It is a medium used for shipping. It may be a pallet, or a package made up during preparation. It can also be a container entirely reserved for the order. In the latter case, the container becomes the support.
A wave defines a list of orders selected during the act of deliverability to be put into preparation.
BULK is opposed to the container mode and qualifies a quantity of an item from a specific lot.
BULK does not directly correspond to an inventory item. The reference must be permanently specified, as well as the quantity and address of the bulk stock that we wish to move, reserve, address.
The notion of BULK is not associated with any stock identifier. There is therefore no associated SSCC.
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