Logistics and supply chain terminology · MLC-0105

Logistics and supply chain terms: B (24)

• BackhaulThe return trip of a commercial vehicle from its destination back to its point of origin. A carrier seeks to...
• Barriers to entryEconomic, regulatory, or operational obstacles that make it difficult for new companies to enter a specific...
• Battery energy storage system (BESS)A facility that stores electrical energy in rechargeable batteries for later use, often connected to a power...
• Battery logisticsThe specialized management of the transportation, storage, and handling of batteries throughout their...
• Battery state-of-health (SOH) trackingThe continuous monitoring and assessment of a battery's overall condition and performance degradation over...
• Big dataExtremely large and complex data sets that defy processing by traditional database management tools...
• Bill of ladingA legal document issued by a carrier to a shipper, detailing the type, quantity, and destination of goods...
• Billing addressThe location where a customer receives invoices or statements for goods or services purchased. This address...
• Blank sailingA scheduled vessel voyage that is canceled by the carrier, often due to low cargo volumes or operational...
• Blind shipmentA freight delivery arrangement where the identity of the original shipper or the consignee is concealed from...
• BlockchainA decentralized, distributed ledger technology that records transactions across many computers in a way that...
• Blue economyAn economic framework that focuses on the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved...
• Bonded goodsImported items held in a customs-controlled warehouse or facility without payment of duties or taxes until...
• Bonded warehouseA secure facility authorized by customs authorities for the storage of imported goods without the payment of...
• Book and claimAn accounting method used to track and allocate attributes of sustainable products or services, such as...
• Booking a collectionThe process of scheduling a carrier to pick up goods from a specified location for transportation. This...
• Border inspection postA designated facility at a country's border where goods, particularly those of animal or plant origin...
• Break-bulkA method of shipping cargo where goods are loaded individually into a vessel rather than in containers or on...
• Breakbulk cargoGoods that are stowed and transported individually rather than being containerized or shipped in bulk. These...
• BrentA major trading classification of sweet light crude oil that serves as a primary global price benchmark for...
• BrokerAn individual or firm that acts as an intermediary between a shipper with goods to transport and a carrier...
• Bulk shippingThe transportation of cargo in large, unpackaged quantities, loaded directly into a vessel's hold, a railcar...
• Bunker adjustment factorA surcharge applied by shipping carriers to account for fluctuations in the cost of fuel, known as bunkers...
• Buyers consolidationA logistics service where a consolidator groups multiple smaller shipments from different suppliers in an...

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