GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY

1. Arrival of shipments: used to indicate both the arrival and the entrance to a specific place.

2. Cargo handling: it is any operation of transporting or securing a load.

3. Dispatch of merchandise: refers to the procedures, procedures and other operations carried out before Customs in relation to imports and exports.

4. Documentation of goods: The document is the proof of the processes of the product from its arrival at the warehouse until its delivery to the final recipient.

5. Entry of merchandise: it is an inventory process that will allow you to register in the system, all the products that arrive at the cost center.

6. Goods exit: it is all that product that is transported from the company to any place outside of it.

7. Goods loading maneuvers: it is the action of moving cargo in the different places where it must pass (factory, terminals, warehouses), as well as loading and unloading it from the vehicle or vehicles that will have to transport it to its destination.

8. Manual arrangement: entering the product code and position where the merchandise was accommodated.

9. Manufacturing: Allows you to carry out the movements corresponding to the manufacture of a composite article, generating the movements corresponding to the manufactured units and the components used.

10. Merchandise: it is any object that can be traded or exchanged in the market.

11. Packing list: it is a list with a list of the contents of the package that completes the information on the invoice and must be issued by the person who makes the shipment, the sender.

12. Personal protective equipment: these are equipment, parts or devices that prevent a person from having direct contact with the dangers of hazardous environments, which can cause injuries and illnesses.

13. Flow of Goods: It is the amount of products that move through a certain point per unit of time.

14. Picking: Order preparation is one of the most prominent activities that takes place in a warehouse.

15. 15. Pre-receipt of materials: Know information in advance.

16. 16. Receipt of materials: Sequence of receipt jobs.

17. Requisition of materials: It is a special sheet that is generally made in triplicate, required by the warehouseman to deliver the raw material for a specific job.

18. 18. Safety and hygiene: Warehouses must be well lit. When natural lighting is insufficient, artificial light points (bulbs, halogens, etc.) will be available to avoid areas with zero visibility.

19. Signaling in the warehouse: it is an effective way to prevent risks and avoid occupational accidents that may occur.

20. 20. Storage of merchandise: consists of placing the merchandise within the warehouse area destined for storage and conservation.

21. 21. Storage of merchandise: it is related to the fronts of the shelves equipped with a «gutter» that is designed to hold prices or promotional material for point of sale.

22. Traceability: consists of a set of measures, actions and procedures that allow each product to be registered and identified from its origin to its final destination.

23. Transfers: Allows you to transfer items from one warehouse to another, generating the two movements.

24. 24. Type of handling equipment: the set of mechanical and electromechanical equipment that facilitate both the handling and transfer of goods in our warehouse, by allowing the transport, lifting, collection and deposit of unit loads.

25. Warehouse movements: Entry of articles in warehouse, Transfer between warehouses-locations of the company itself, Blocking of units so that they cannot be used in other processes.

26. Warehousing: it is a part of the logistics that includes the activities related to the warehouse; specifically, to keep and guard stocks that are not in the manufacturing process, or in transport.