Common Warehouse Terms

FDA registered food grade facility
–  A food-grade warehouse is a facility who specializes in providing different types of storage for food grade products, which can include ambient, refrigerated and frozen space.
 
Over Flow Storage
–  Overflow has become a common problem for warehouses and storage facilities of many types.  This can include return product, over shipped product, or as simple as backed up somewhere in the supply chain and it has nowhere to go.
 
Warehouse Management System
–  A warehouse management system (WMS) is a software solution that can offer visibility into a business’ entire inventory and manages supply chain fulfillment operations from the distribution center to the store shelf.
 
Expedited Delivery Services
–  Expedited shipping is a method of shipping freight that ensures goods arrive faster than regular transit times.  Carriers carrying expedited goods rarely stop along the way.  Expedited shipments move directly from pickup to delivery.
 
Small Package Shipments (Parcel)
–  Parcel shipping refers to shipping lighter, smaller packaged items.  Typically, parcel means packages that weigh 60 pounds or less.