Glossary of terms

The terms used frequently in Planograma, in alphabetical order.

Term	Meaning
AWB	Air Waybill — the shipping document/label attached to the dispatched parcel.
Receipt (bon)	A group of orders prepared together (e.g. picking list, packing list).
Order	A client's request for certain products, in certain quantities.
ERP	The company's main IT system (e.g. SoftOne, Nexus) with which Planograma exchanges data.
FEFO	First Expired, First Out — the goods that expire soonest are picked first.
FIFO	First In, First Out — the oldest goods received are picked first.
Inventory	The operation of counting the actual stock and comparing it with the system.
Location	The physical position in the warehouse (rack / level / cell) where the goods sit.
Batch	A group of identical products with the same expiration date / series.
NIR	Goods Receipt Note — the document through which received goods enter stock.
Picking	Collecting products from locations to prepare an order.
Packing	Checking and packing the collected products before shipping.
Reservation	Blocking a quantity of stock for a particular order.
SSCC	Serial Shipping Container Code — the unique code of a logistics unit (pallet/parcel).
Available stock	The quantity that can be sold = total stock − reserved stock.
Transfer	Moving the goods from one location to another inside the warehouse.
WMS	Warehouse Management System — the warehouse management system (Planograma).

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