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| Dashboard | A user interface that organizes and presents key metrics to provide a quick evaluation of a project or process status in a way that is easy to read and monitor. The name refers to the fact that it can sometimes look like the dashboard of a car. Also known as scorecards. |
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| Dead-heading (deadheading) | The practice of traveling long distances within the warehouse between tasks. More specifically it refers to the passing up of work along the way to the next-assigned task. |
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| Decodability | A measure of printing accuracy as perceived by a barcode reader using a symbology reference decoding algorithm. |
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| Defect | A regularity or non-conformity which is not allowable by specifications. |
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| Demand | The need for a specific item in a specific quantity. |
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| Demurrage | An assessment against the shipper or consignee as a penalty for the detention of a common carrier's equipment beyond the period of free time allowed for loading or unloading. |
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| Dimensional Weight (dim weight) | Formula used to determine freight charges when the minimum weight to volume ratio has not been met. Actual weight and dim weight are compared, and the larger weight is used for the freight calculation. Dim weight is calculated by: Dim weight= (Length x Width x Height) / 194 . All dimensional measurements are in inches. |
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| Direct Thermal Printing | A printing method in which a heated print head contacts specially-treated labels. |
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| Discount Schedule | A price listing based upon quantity selections of items. Savings realized by increased volumes. |
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| Discrete Manufacturing | Describes manufacturing of distinct items (items you can easily count, touch, see) such as a pencil, a battery, a telephone, a bicycle, a fuel pump, etc. Discrete as opposed to Process manufacturing. |
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| Distribution | The process of storing, handling, shipping, and transporting goods. Also the term used to describe the facilities that enable these activities, e.g. distribution center, distribution warehouse. |
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| Distribution Center | A warehouse from which product is shipped to retail stores or to the end users of the product. |
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| Dock-to-Stock | Receiving method whereby materials are delivered directly to the point of use (storage or manufacturing), skipping the normal receipt check-in process. |
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| Drayage | Transportation of materials and freight on a local basis, but intermodal freight carriage may also be referred to as drayage. |
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| Dunnage | Filler material. Types of dunnage include loose fill (packing peanuts), papar, bubble wrap, foam, and air pillows. |
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| Dynamic Slot | A floating slot that becomes available for any item or SKU as soon as it is empty. |
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