Logistics and supply chain terminology · MLC-0105
Logistics and supply chain terms: D (27)
- DaigouA channel of commerce where an individual or group purchases goods for customers within a country...
- Data center logisticsThe management of physical assets and operations within and around facilities housing computer systems and...
- De minimisA legal principle allowing for the exemption of certain low-value goods from duties, taxes, or formal entry...
- DeadheadThe movement of an empty transportation vehicle, such as a truck, train car, or aircraft, from one location...
- DeclarantThe individual or entity responsible for making a customs declaration for goods being imported or exported...
- Declaration of originA statement made by the exporter or manufacturer of goods, attesting to the country where the goods were...
- DeconsolidationThe process of separating a larger, consolidated shipment into its individual smaller consignments at an...
- Delivered at place (DAP)An Incoterm (International Commercial Term) where the seller is responsible for delivering the goods to a...
- Delivered at place unloaded (DAPU)An Incoterm (International Commercial Term) where the seller delivers the goods, unloaded, at a named place...
- Delivered duty paid (DDP)An Incoterm (International Commercial Term) where the seller assumes maximum responsibility, covering all...
- Delivered duty unpaid (DDU)An international trade agreement where the seller delivers goods to a designated place in the buyer's...
- Delivery exceptionAn event that occurs during the shipping process that prevents a package from being delivered as scheduled...
- DemurrageA charge levied by a carrier or port authority when cargo remains in a container or on a vessel beyond the...
- Description of contentsA detailed statement on shipping documents, such as a bill of lading or commercial invoice, that specifies...
- Digital bunkeringThe application of digital technologies to the process of supplying fuel (bunkers) to ships. It involves...
- Digital freight matching (DFM)A technology-driven approach that uses online platforms and algorithms to connect shippers with available...
- Digital logistics marketplacesOnline platforms that facilitate the buying and selling of logistics services, connecting shippers with a...
- Digital twinningThe creation of a virtual, dynamic model of a physical asset, process, or system within the supply chain...
- Distributed order management (DOM)A software system that processes and coordinates customer orders across multiple inventory locations, such as...
- Document shipmentA type of courier or express delivery service exclusively for transporting papers and documents that have no...
- Double blind shipmentA freight shipment where neither the originating shipper nor the final consignee is aware of the other...
- DrawbackA refund of customs duties, taxes, and fees previously paid on imported merchandise that is subsequently...
- DrayageThe transport of goods over a short distance, representing a single segment of a longer journey. It most...
- Drop shippingA retail fulfillment method where a store does not keep the products it sells in stock. Instead, when a store...
- Dual-use goodsProducts, software, and technology developed for civilian purposes but which also have potential military...
- DunnageProtective packing materials used to fill voids, brace, and cushion cargo inside a shipping container, truck...
- Dynamic delivery promise (DDP) engineA software system that calculates and provides real-time, accurate delivery dates to customers based on...
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