Warehouse & Order Management Glossary

This glossary explains the warehouse, order and fulfilment terms used across ecommerce and 3PL operations, in plain language. Use it to look up a definition fast, whether you run your own warehouse, sell across multiple channels, or fulfil orders for other businesses.

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A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

A

Ad-hoc charges

Advanced Shipping Notifications

Alternate SKU mapping across channels

API integrations for couriers

Audit of client activity

Auto exchange on return

Automated email alerts

Automated guided vehicles

Automatic release of batches

Autonomous mobile robots

B

Back-order rules

Backorder

Barcode scanning

Batch creation

Batch picking

Bill of lading

Bin location

Booking inventory in

Bulk order updates

C

Carrying cost

Client currency charging

Cloud-based order management

Consignment inventory

Cross-border ecommerce

Cross-docking

Custom reports

Customisable dashboard

Cycle counting

D

Days inventory outstanding

Deadstock

Default pick locations

Demand forecasting

Dimensional weight

Directed picking

Distribution center

Dock-to-stock time

Dropshipping

E

Ecommerce management

Economic order quantity

Electronic data interchange

F

FIFO

Finished goods inventory

Forward pick location

Fulfilment software

G

Goods in goods out

H

High level overview

I

Integrations

Inventory costing

Inventory cycle counting

Inventory management

Inventory turnover

J

Job configuration

K

Kit building

L

Labeling and sortation

Landed cost

Last mile delivery

Lead time

Less than truckload

LIFO

Linked product rules

Low stock alerts

M

Marketplaces

Master carton barcodes

Merge orders

Mobile barcode scanning

Multi-carrier shipping

Multi-channel management

Multi-tote picking

N

Non-conformance records

O

Omnichannel

Open API

Order management

P

Pick and pack

Picking

Picking costs

Pickwaves

Process returns

Product bundles

Product warehouse allocation

Putaway

Q

Quantity rules

Query management

R

Recurring billing items

Reorder point

Replenishment

Replenishment reporting

Reverse logistics

RFID

Robotic picking system

S

Safety stock

Shipping

Shipping management

Shopping carts

Shrinkage

SKU

Slotting

Stock movement management

Stock replenishment

Stockout

Stocktake

Subscription products

Supply chain management

T

Third party logistics

Transfer inventory

U

Universal product code

V

Voice assisted picking commands

Voice picking

W

Warehouse automation

Warehouse management

Warehouse management system

Wave picking

Wireless printing

X

X-border ecommerce

X-channel management

Y

Year-on-year growth

Z

Zero inventory

Zone picking

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