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			Airline - 




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A business that provides the scheduled transportation of people and goods by air.
Related Terms: Airline - air | aircraft | airport | business | goods | transport | transportation |
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Bill of Lading -

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A document issued by a carrier for the receipt of goods for shipment, and which describes the terms of shipment. Acronym: BL, B/L
Related Terms: Bill of Lading - carrier | consign | consignment | shipment | straight bill of lading | through bill of lading |
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Bill of Lading (1) -

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Itemized list of goods contained in a shipment. Acronym: B/L Reference: Truck Writers of North America (TWNA)
Related Terms: Bill of Lading (1) - carrier | consign | consignment | shipment | straight bill of lading | through bill of lading | trucking |
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Carrier -

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A business that transports people or goods.
Related Terms: Carrier - air carrier | goods | rail | shipping | trucking | transport |
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Combined Nomenclature -

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An integrated goods nomenclature set up in 1988 and replacing two earlier systems: the Common External Tariff (CET) nomenclature, and NIMEXE. Acronym: CN Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
Related Terms: Combined Nomenclature - international | trade |
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Commerce -

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The buying, selling, or trading of goods and services.
Related Terms: Commerce - goods | services |
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Consignee -

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The person or carrier to which a shipment of goods is entrusted.
Related Terms: Consignee - bill of lading | consign | consigned | consigner | consignment | consignor | goods | shipment |
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Consigner -

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One who places something such as goods and merchandise in the care of another.
Related Terms: Consigner - bill of lading | consign | consignee | consigned | consignment | consignor | goods | merchandise |
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Consignor -

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One who places something such as goods and merchandise in the care of another.
Related Terms: Consignor - bill of lading | consign | consignee | consigned | consigner | consignment | goods | merchandise |
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Consumer -

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A user of raw materials, goods, commodities, or finished products.
Related Terms: Consumer - commodity | finished products | goods | raw materials |
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Craft -

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A man-made vehicle used for transporting people or goods; or a skill, trade, or profession.
Related Terms: Craft - transport | transportation | vehicle | vessel |
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Customs -

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A duty or tax paid on imported or exported goods; the process of inspecting imported or exported goods to determine if and how much duty is required; or an agency that performs customs duties.
Related Terms: Customs - duty | export | import | international | tax |
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Discrimination -

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The application of restrictive trade practices by one Member State against the goods and companies of other Member States. Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
Related Terms: Discrimination - international | trade |
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Duty -

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The tax paid on imported goods.
Related Terms: Duty - ad valorem | duty drawback | goods | import | tax |
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EDI For Administration, Commerce and Transport -

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United Nations rules for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport. They comprise a set of internationally agreed upon standards, directories and guidelines for the electronic interchange of structured data related to trade in goods and services between independent computerized information systems. [ISO 9735]UN/EDIFACT Introduction to UN/EDIFACT with Acronym: EDIFACT Reference: ECRC University of Scranton / Defense Logistics Agency
Related Terms: EDI For Administration, Commerce and Transport - commerce | data | electronic data interchange | electronic funds transfer | international | standard | transport | transportation |
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Finished Products -

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Goods or services that result from a production process.
Related Terms: Finished Products - goods | production | services |
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GALENO 2000 -

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An GAM '92. Established in 1992 to promote cooperation between customs officials to combat illegal trade, especially in armaments, pornography and strategic goods. Acronym: GALENO 2000 Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
Related Terms: GALENO 2000 - international | trade |
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GENST -

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Standard Goods Nomenclature for Transport Statistics, merged in 1988 into Combined Nomenclature(CN). Acronym: GENST Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
Related Terms: GENST - international | trade |
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Goods -

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Products, merchandise, commodities, supplies, raw materials, property, stock, inventory, liquids, chemicals, wares, perishables; items of commerce; dry goods, capital goods, consumer goods, perishable goods, canned goods, liquid goods.
Related Terms: Goods - durables | inventory | merchandise | products | retail | wholesale |
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In Bond -

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A shipment status in which goods are permitted to enter a country and temporarialy stored for transport to a final destination where the duty will be paid.
Related Terms: In Bond - bonded | bonded warehouse | duty | export | freight | goods | shipment | tax |
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Inventory -

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Supplies, wares, goods, durables, or materials on hand or in stock.
Related Terms: Inventory - decoupling | durables | goods | stock | supplies | wares |
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Invoice -

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An itemized list of the value and quantity of goods shipped or services rendered.
Related Terms: Invoice - bill of lading | goods | inventory | services | shipment |
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Logist -

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To perform logistics functions or processes. The act of planning, organizing and managing activities that provide goods or services. (The verb "to logist." Eg. She logisted the last operation. I will logist the next operation. I am logisting the current operation. We logist the operations. The operations are well
Related Terms: Logist - goods | logistics | logistician | managing | organizing | planning | services |
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Logistics -

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The science of planning, organizing and managing activities that provide goods or services.
Related Terms: Logistics - goods | logist | logistician | managing | organizing | planning | services |
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Loss of Market -

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An event in which a shipment or delivery is made for which the buyer no longer needs or can use the goods; or a late shipment refused by the buyer.
Related Terms: Loss of Market - buyer | delivery | goods | insurance | market | shipment |
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Manifest -

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An itemized list of all passengers and cargo onboard a ship or aircraft; a listing of goods carried by a truck or train; or a listing of railcars in a train. Acronym:  Manifest
Related Terms: Manifest - aircraft | bill of lading | cargo | inventory | invoice | passenger | railcar | ship | train | truck |
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Merchandise -

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Goods and products for sale.
Related Terms: Merchandise - goods | inventory | products | retail | wholesale |
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NIMEXE -

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The nomenclature of goods for the external trade statistics of the EC and of trade between the Member States, absorbed in 1988 into the Combined Nomenclature(CN). Acronym: NIMEXE Reference: Professor Derek Urwin, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, U.K., http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~pol028/index.htm
Related Terms: NIMEXE - international | trade |
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Packaging -

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The wrapping, dunnage, or container in which something is packed for storage or shipment; the type or style of the wrapping or container used to protect goods during shipping and handling; materials used to prepare something for shipping or storage; or the process of packing an item for shipment
Related Terms: Packaging - dunange | handling | materials | package service | process | protection | shipment | shipping | storage | tare weight |
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Pallet -

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A wooden or lightweight metal base or platform assembly for storing, moving, or transporting goods; a load of goods assembled on a pallet; a skid.
Related Terms: Pallet - cargo | freight | goods | load | pallet jack | transport |
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Pilferage -

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The theft in small amounts of goods, merchandise, or inventory.
Related Terms: Pilferage - goods | insurance | inventory | merchandise | risk | security |
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Request For Quote -

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Request For Quote is a request issued by a contracting agency to industry for quotes (proposal) in support of goods or services. Acronym: RFQ Reference: ECRC University of Scranton / Defense Logistics Agency Fairfax CALS Shared Resource Center, 1994
Related Terms: Request For Quote - acquisition | compliance | contracting | government | procurement | product | purchasing | request for proposal | services |
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Ship -

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The act of transporting goods or materials; or a vessel designed for ocean travel.  Ship
Related Terms: Ship - broker | cargo | carrier | consign | displacement | freight | goods | marine | ocean | shipment | shipper | transport | vessel |
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Supplies -

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Goods and materials stored for future use.
Related Terms: Supplies - goods | materials |
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Supply -

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The act of furnishing or providing raw materials, goods or services.
Related Terms: Supply - raw materials | goods | services |
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Surveyor -

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An unbiased examiner of damaged goods or property for the purpose of determining the extent of repair or replacement.
Related Terms: Surveyor - goods | repair | replacement |
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Volume -

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The rate of movement or flow of goods, services, money, or people.
Related Terms: Volume - movement | services |
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Warehouse -

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A facility for the storage and security of goods and merchandise.
Related Terms: Warehouse - facility | goods | merchandise | storage |
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Warehouse Receipt -

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A receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
Related Terms: Warehouse Receipt - goods | receipt | warehouse |
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Warehousing -

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The act of storing, securing and managing raw materials, goods or merchandise in a warehouse.
Related Terms: Warehousing - goods | merchandise | raw materials | security | storage | warehouse |
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