Ideas of how goods are moved and stored on their way from producer to buyer, including logistics, lean delivery and the refrigerated chain. An entry belongs here when the cited article calls the concept a system or part of supply chain management. It excludes rail and maritime concepts. Entries are placed by what their own cited article says, so each one sits in the narrowest group its source supports, and the group page lists it beside the other members.
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Wikipedia: Intermodal Freight Transport
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Intermodal freight transport is a transport system involving the transportation of goods when at least two means of transport are used.
Wikipedia: Logistics
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Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers, and a logistician is a professional working in the field of logistics management.
Wikipedia: Cold Chain
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A cold chain is a supply chain that uses refrigeration to maintain perishable goods, such as pharmaceuticals, produce or other goods that are temperature-sensitive.
Wikipedia: Containerization
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is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal containers
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