Warehouse & Logistics

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Learn English vocabulary for warehouse equipment, inventory management, order picking and packing, freight shipping, customs clearance, and delivery.

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Warehouse & Logistics

Learn English vocabulary for warehouse equipment, inventory management, order picking and packing, freight shipping, customs clearance, and delivery.

loading dock
رصيف التحميل
A raised area where goods are loaded onto or unloaded from vehicles.
dock leveler
منصة تسوية رصيف التحميل
An adjustable platform that bridges the gap between a loading dock and a truck.
hand truck
عربة نقل يدوية ذات عجلتين
A two-wheeled device used to move boxes and other heavy items.
forklift
رافعة شوكية
A powered vehicle with metal forks used to lift and move heavy loads.
pallet jack
عربة رفع المنصات
A wheeled device used to lift and move pallets over short distances.
conveyor belt
سير ناقل
A moving belt that transports goods between locations.
storage rack
هيكل رفوف تخزين
A metal structure with levels for storing goods.

Storage & Inventory

pallet: منصة نقالة; palé; palette; Palette; pallet; palete; palet; 托盘; パレット; 팔레트; lastpall; A flat platform used to support goods during storage and transport.; The cartons were stacked on a wooden pallet.
inventory: المخزون; existencias; stock; Lagerbestand; scorte; estoque; stok; 库存; 在庫; 재고; lagerbestånd; The goods and materials a business has in stock.; The manager checked the inventory before ordering.
storage bin: حاوية أو خانة تخزين; contenedor o ubicación de almacenamiento; bac ou emplacement de stockage; Lagerbehälter oder Lagerfach; contenitore o ubicazione di stoccaggio; recipiente ou endereço de armazenagem; depolama kutusu veya gözü; 储物箱或储位; 保管容器・保管区画; 보관함 또는 보관 위치; förvaringslåda eller lagerfack; A container or designated space used to organize stored items.; Put the small parts in the correct storage bin.
stocktaking: جرد المخزون; recuento de existencias; inventaire physique; Inventur; inventario fisico; inventário físico; stok sayımı; 库存盘点; 棚卸し; 재고 실사; inventering; The process of physically counting goods to check inventory records.; The warehouse closed early for stocktaking.
stock replenishment: تجديد المخزون; reposición de existencias; réapprovisionnement du stock; Bestandsauffüllung; rifornimento delle scorte; reposição de estoque; stok yenileme; 库存补充; 在庫補充; 재고 보충; lagerpåfyllning; Adding more goods to replace stock that has been used or sold.; Stock replenishment begins when supplies run low.
overstock: مخزون فائض; exceso de existencias; surstock; Überbestand; scorte in eccesso; excesso de estoque; fazla stok; 库存过剩; 過剰在庫; 과잉 재고; överskottslager; More stock than is needed or can be sold within a reasonable time.; The warehouse has overstock of winter jackets.
stockout: نفاد المخزون; rotura de stock; rupture de stock; Fehlbestand; esaurimento delle scorte; ruptura de estoque; stok tükenmesi; 缺货; 在庫切れ; 재고 소진; slut i lager; A situation where an item is temporarily unavailable because supplies have run out.; A stockout delayed several customer orders.

Receiving & Order Fulfillment

goods receipt: استلام البضائع; recepción de mercancías; réception des marchandises; Wareneingang; ricevimento merci; recebimento de mercadorias; mal kabul; 收货; 入荷受け入れ; 입고 접수; varumottagning; The process or record of accepting goods delivered to a warehouse.; The team completed goods receipt after unloading.
inspection: فحص; inspección; inspection; Inspektion; ispezione; inspeção; kontrol; 检验; 検品; 검수; kontroll; A careful check of goods for damage, quality, or accuracy.; The shipment passed inspection before storage.
putaway: نقل البضائع المستلمة إلى مواقع تخزينها; ubicación de mercancías en el almacén; mise en stock; Einlagerung; stoccaggio delle merci; endereçamento e armazenagem de mercadorias; malları depodaki yerlerine yerleştirme; 上架入库; 棚入れ; 적치; inlagring; Moving received goods to their assigned storage locations.; Putaway begins after the shipment is checked.
order picking: انتقاء الطلبات; preparación de pedidos; prélèvement des articles d'une commande; Kommissionierung; prelievo degli articoli di un ordine; separação de pedidos; sipariş toplama; 订单拣货; ピッキング; 주문 피킹; orderplockning; Collecting items from storage to fulfill a customer order.; Order picking starts when the order is confirmed.
order fulfillment: تنفيذ الطلبات; gestión y entrega de pedidos; exécution des commandes; Auftragsabwicklung; evasione degli ordini; atendimento de pedidos; sipariş karşılama; 订单履行; 受注から配送までの業務; 주문 이행; orderhantering och leverans; The process of preparing and delivering a customer’s order.; Fast order fulfillment improves customer satisfaction.
packing slip: قائمة محتويات الشحنة; lista de contenido del envío; liste de colisage; Packliste; distinta di imballaggio; lista de conteúdo da remessa; paket içeriği listesi; 装箱单; 梱包明細書; 포장 명세서; packsedel; A document listing the items included in a shipment.; The packing slip listed all six items.
dispatch: إرسال البضائع; expedición de mercancías; expédition des marchandises; Warenversand; spedizione delle merci; expedição de mercadorias; sevk; 发货; 出荷・発送すること; 발송; avsändning; Sending goods out for delivery or transport.; The warehouse will dispatch the order today.

Packaging & Handling

stacking: تكديس; apilamiento; empilage; Stapeln; impilamento; empilhamento; istifleme; 堆码; 積み重ね; 적재; stapling; Placing goods on top of one another in an organized way.; Unsafe stacking can cause boxes to fall.
palletizing: ترتيب البضائع وتثبيتها على منصات نقالة; paletización; palettisation; Palettierung; pallettizzazione; paletização; paletleme; 托盘化; パレタイズ; 팔레타이징; palletering; Arranging and securing goods on a pallet for handling or shipping.; Palletizing made the cartons easier to transport.
strapping: أشرطة ربط وتثبيت; flejes de sujeción; feuillards de cerclage; Umreifungsband; reggette di imballaggio; cintas de amarração; çemberleme bandı; 捆扎带; 結束バンド; 결속 밴드; bandningsband; Strong bands used to secure packages or loads together.; Strapping kept the heavy cartons secure.
shrink wrap: غلاف انكماشي حراري; film termorretráctil; film thermorétractable; Schrumpffolie; film termoretraibile; filme termoencolhível; ısıyla daralan ambalaj filmi; 热收缩膜; 熱収縮フィルム; 열수축 필름; krympfilm; Plastic film that shrinks tightly around goods when heat is applied, securing and protecting them.; The worker covered the package with shrink wrap.
dunnage: مواد تثبيت وحماية الشحنات; material de relleno y protección; matériau de calage; Stau- und Polstermaterial; materiale di riempimento e protezione; material de preenchimento e proteção; yük sabitleme ve koruma malzemesi; 货物衬垫材料; 緩衝・固定材; 화물 완충 및 고정재; skydds- och stuvningsmaterial; Material used to protect or stabilize goods inside a package or shipment.; The packer added dunnage to prevent movement.
fragile cargo: حمولة قابلة للكسر; carga frágil; cargaison fragile; zerbrechliche Fracht; carico fragile; carga frágil; kırılabilir yük; 易碎货物; 壊れやすい貨物; 깨지기 쉬운 화물; ömtåligt gods; Goods that can easily break or become damaged during transport.; The driver handled the fragile cargo carefully.
load capacity: الحمولة القصوى; capacidad de carga; capacité de charge; Tragfähigkeit; portata massima; capacidade de carga; taşıma kapasitesi; 承载能力; 耐荷重; 최대 적재 하중; lastkapacitet; The maximum weight that equipment or a structure can safely support.; Do not exceed the forklift’s load capacity.

Shipping & Transportation

freight: بضائع الشحن; carga; fret; Fracht; merci trasportate; carga; taşınan yük; 运输货物; 輸送貨物; 운송 화물; fraktgods; Goods transported in large quantities by road, rail, sea, or air.; The company ships freight by sea.
shipping container: حاوية شحن; contenedor de transporte; conteneur de transport; Frachtcontainer; container per il trasporto; contêiner de transporte; yük konteyneri; 集装箱; 輸送用コンテナ; 운송용 컨테이너; fraktcontainer; A large standardized metal box used to transport goods.; The shipping container arrived at the port.
consignment: شحنة مرسلة; envío; envoi; Warensendung; partita di merci; remessa; sevkiyat; 托运货物; 託送貨物; 탁송 화물; varusändning; A shipment of goods sent from one party to another.; The consignment contains twenty boxes.
bill of lading: بوليصة شحن; conocimiento de embarque; connaissement; Konnossement; polizza di carico; conhecimento de embarque; konşimento; 提单; 船荷証券; 선하증권; konossement; A transport document that records goods received by a carrier and the terms of carriage.; The carrier issued a bill of lading.
customs clearance: التخليص الجمركي; despacho de aduanas; dédouanement; Zollabfertigung; sdoganamento; desembaraço aduaneiro; gümrük işlemleri; 清关; 通関; 통관; tullklarering; The process of obtaining official permission for goods to enter or leave a country.; The shipment is waiting for customs clearance.
transit time: مدة النقل; tiempo de tránsito; délai de transit; Transportdauer; tempo di transito; tempo de trânsito; taşıma süresi; 运输时间; 輸送時間; 운송 시간; transporttid; The time goods take to travel from their departure point to their destination.; The estimated transit time is five days.
last-mile delivery: توصيل الميل الأخير; entrega de última milla; livraison du dernier kilomètre; Zustellung auf der letzten Meile; consegna dell'ultimo miglio; entrega de última milha; son kilometre teslimatı; 最后一公里配送; ラストマイル配送; 라스트마일 배송; leverans på sista sträckan; The final stage of transporting goods to the recipient.; A local courier handles last-mile delivery.

Logistics Problems & Operations

traceability: إمكانية التتبع; trazabilidad; traçabilité; Rückverfolgbarkeit; tracciabilità; rastreabilidade; izlenebilirlik; 可追溯性; トレーサビリティ; 추적 가능성; spårbarhet; The ability to track the history and movement of goods.; Barcode scanning improves traceability.
shipment delay: تأخر الشحنة; retraso del envío; retard d'expédition; Transportverzögerung; ritardo della spedizione; atraso da remessa; sevkiyat gecikmesi; 货运延误; 出荷・配送の遅れ; 배송 지연; leveransförsening; A situation where goods arrive or depart later than expected.; A shipment delay affected several orders.
damaged goods: بضائع متضررة; mercancías dañadas; marchandises endommagées; beschädigte Waren; merci danneggiate; mercadorias danificadas; hasarlı mallar; 受损货物; 損傷した貨物; 손상된 물품; skadade varor; Products harmed during storage, handling, or transportation.; The customer reported damaged goods.
mislabeling: وضع ملصقات خاطئة; etiquetado incorrecto; étiquetage incorrect; Falschetikettierung; etichettatura errata; etiquetagem incorreta; yanlış etiketleme; 贴错标签; ラベルの貼り間違い; 오표기; felmärkning; Putting an incorrect label or identification on goods.; Mislabeling sent the parcel to the wrong warehouse.
bottleneck: نقطة اختناق; cuello de botella; goulot d'étranglement; Engpass; collo di bottiglia; gargalo; darboğaz; 瓶颈; ボトルネック; 병목; flaskhals; A stage in a process that slows down the entire operation.; Packing became a bottleneck during peak season.
backorder: طلب مؤجل بسبب نفاد المخزون; pedido pendiente por falta de existencias; commande en attente de réapprovisionnement; Rückstandsauftrag; ordine arretrato per mancanza di scorte; pedido pendente por falta de estoque; stok bekleyen sipariş; 缺货待交订单; 入荷待ち注文; 재입고 대기 주문; restorder; An order for an item that is currently out of stock but will be supplied later.; The customer agreed to place a backorder.
reverse logistics: الخدمات اللوجستية العكسية; logística inversa; logistique inverse; Rückwärtslogistik; logistica inversa; logística reversa; tersine lojistik; 逆向物流; リバースロジスティクス; 역물류; omvänd logistik; The process of moving returned goods back through the supply chain.; Reverse logistics handles customer returns.

📦Warehouse & Logistics

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Storage & Inventory

Receiving & Order Fulfillment

Packaging & Handling

Shipping & Transportation

Logistics Problems & Operations

Warehouse & Logistics