GLOSARIO

GLOSARIO

1. Articulated vehicle: Known as a trailer. It is a set of vehicles made up of a motor vehicle to which a semi-trailer is coupled. It is considered heavy if its Maximum Authorized Mass exceeds 3,500 kgs.

2. Cost of Capital: this concept corresponds to the interests on the capital invested in the inventories.

3. Cost: from the economic point of view, the application of Warehouse Management will reduce costs in inventories, inventory handling, personnel, among others.

4. Follow-up Expenses: corresponds to the sum of all the expenses incurred to ensure that the supplier complies with sending the merchandise in a timely manner on the date offered.

5. General services: these are the common services that port users benefit from without the need for a request, as well as those necessary for the fulfillment of the functions of the Port Authorities.

6. Heavy machinery: Its used to transport agricultural, driving, industrial machinery….

7. Insurance cost: having materials implies the risk of losing them due to theft, fire, deterioration, etc.,

8. Insurance cost: having materials implies the risk of losing them due to theft, fire, deterioration, etc.,

9. International transport of heavy cargo: it is any transfer of goods whose weight does not allow them to be moved in conventional cargo units, for example, containers, or that require a specific transport vehicle.

10. Materials Handling: These are all the times used for stacking and placing the product. With the improvement in the handling of inventories, you will reduce the costs of the same, in addition, the time spent in minutes to handle the materials will be reduced.

11. Merchandise: Transportation services for heavy merchandise, generally for commerce, such as construction materials, etc.

12. 11. Operation Time: They are the operation time of the warehouse activities. Applying cost reduction in companies, inventory costs will decrease and material reception and delivery times will reduce.

13. 12. Ordering Expenses: is the sum of all expenses incurred from the preparation of the acquisition to the issuance of the purchase order and its shipment to the supplier.

14. 13. Personnel: People in charge who work in the warehouse area, with the adequate number of personnel in charge of managing inventories, inventory costs will decrease, above all, the times of receipt and delivery of materials will reduce.

15. 14. Physical distribution: Goods move a lot during manufacturing and distribution: the mode of transport and the transport operator need to be identified at each stage.

16. 15. Physical Storage Means: These are the pallets, transports and cabinets that are used. The most recommended physical means will be used for the different products, the products will not be affected in their quality or expiration, therefore, the costs will decrease.

17. 16. Port services: are the provision activities that are necessary for the exploitation of the ports aimed at making it possible to carry out the operations associated with maritime traffic, in conditions of safety, efficiency, regularity, continuity and non-discrimination, and that they are developed in the territorial scope of the Port Authorities.

18. 17. Quantity: the quantity of materials and / or products in inventory must be ideal so as not to incur in inventory maintenance costs or in any case of obsolescence of the products.

19. 18. Rate: is the price paid by users or consumers of a public service to the State or the concessionaire in exchange for the provision of the service.

20. 18. Rate: is the price paid by users or consumers of a public service to the State or the concessionaire in exchange for the provision of the service.

21. 19. Renewal cost: also called the acquisition price. It is the sum of all the expenses inherent to the supply of materials in a given period (a year normally) divided by the number of purchase orders issued in the same period of time.

22. 20. Resource leveling - Ensures that resource demand never exceeds availability.

23. 21. Resource scheduling: is a collection of techniques used to analyze the resources required to produce the work and to know when they are needed.

24. 22. Resource Smoothing: reschedules activities, maintaining the completion date calculated by the critical path analysis. This results in a resource histogram where the peaks and valleys are 'smoothed out' but not removed.

25. 23. Semi-trailer: Non-self-propelled vehicle designed to be coupled to a car. To be considered a vehicle weight, its Maximum Authorized Mass must exceed 3,500 kgs.

26. 24. Storage Cost: having materials in warehouses requires taking care of them, placing them in a certain space and maintaining them to avoid deterioration, as well as controlling them to eliminate waste, obsolescence and the accumulation of materials without movement.

27. 25. Stowage: it is a sophisticated and special way of placing cargo on a ship or any other ship that moves through the waters and that has a commercial activity of precisely moving goods.

28. 26. Time: with the Warehouse Management application, supply, reception and delivery times will decrease considerably, which will translate into cost reduction, quality and improvement in customer service.

29. 27. Trailer: Non-self-propelled vehicle designed to be towed by a motor vehicle.

30. 28. Truck: A car with four or more wheels designed exclusively for the transport of goods, the cabin of which is not integrated into the rest of the bodywork. It F-PA-005 Nivel de Revisión: Original Fecha de Original: Sep-2019 Fecha de Revisión: Sep-2019 has a maximum of 9 seats, including the driver and it is considered a heavy vehicle if its Maximum Authorized Mass exceeds 3,500 kgs.

31. 29. Unit cost: refers to the purchase price, plus expenses related to freight, customs, transport to destination, etc., in the imported materials that are supplied for production or sales.

32. 30. Unloading: manipulation consisting of the movement of the merchandise from inside the ship (deck or hold) to suspended over the ship's rail.