Logistics Glossary
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Wall-to-Wall Inventory
An inventory management technique in which material enters a plant and is processed through the plant into finished goods without ever having entered a formal stock area.
Warehouse
Storage place for products. Principal warehouse activities include receipt of product, storage, shipment, and order picking.
Warehouse Management System (WMS)
The systems used in effectively managing warehouse business processes and direct warehouse activities, including receiving, putaway, picking, shipping, and inventory cycle counts. Also includes support of radio frequency communications, allowing real-time data transfer between the system and warehouse personnel. they also maximize space and minimize material handling by automati
Wave Picking
A method of selecting and sequencing picking lists to minimize the waiting time of the delivered material. Shipping orders may be picked in waves combined by a common product, common carrier, or destination, and manufacturing orders in waves related to work centers.