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17.07.2013 18:45 |
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Parking brake
1) Vehicle brake (capable of being operated by independent means) intended to hold the vehicle secure when stationary (ie when parked). Must be capable of holding vehicle on gradient of at least 1 in 6.25 (ie 16 per cent), or 1 in 8.33 (ie 12 per cent) with a trailer attached, without the assistance of stored energy.
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17.07.2013 18:42 |
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Pareto principle
1) The heuristic rule which states that where there is a large number of contributors to a result, the majority of the result is due to a minority of the contributors.
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17.07.2013 18:40 |
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Pareto chart/diagram
1) A chart/diagram which shows figures diagram-matically in order of magnitude (often in columns or blocks).
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17.07.2013 18:38 |
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Paradigm
1) In the logistics context, a term that means a typical example or pattern of behaviour (doing things the way they have always been done rather than doing them in the way best suited to the situation in hand).
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17.07.2013 18:37 |
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Pantechnicon
1) High cubic capacity vehicle body used mainly in furniture removals trade, usually incorporating a Luton head over the driver's cab. See also Highcube.
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17.07.2013 18:35 |
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Pan-European
1) The whole of Europe - as in pan-European transport/ logistics which covers all of Europe.
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17.07.2013 18:44 |
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Park&Ride
1) System where car passengers drive to a designated parking location and then catch a bus into a town or city centre, for example. Same applies with some rail locations. Often a single fee covers both the car parking and the bus/rail journey.
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17.07.2013 18:41 |
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Pareto's law
1) Concept applicable in many circumstances where the largest bulk (eg of orders) is attributable to the smallest source (eg customers). Thus it can often be said that 80 per cent of orders come from just 20 per cent of customers or, conversely, 80 per cent of revenue comes from 20 per cent of orders.
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17.07.2013 18:39 |
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Parent part
1) Any finished goods, end item, or part that is mixed, fabricated, assembled, stirred, or blended from one or more other components. (Source: ILT Supply-Chain Inventory Management SIG)
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17.07.2013 18:38 |
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Pantograph
1) A hinged structure (frame) mounted on the roof of an electric rail locomotive to enable electric current to be drawn from the overhead wires/cable (catenary). Also on trams and trolleybuses.
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17.07.2013 18:36 |
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Panel van
1) Term for integrally-built van in which chassis, body and driver's cab are built as one (eg as with Ford Transit) unlike other goods vehicle (usually heavier ones) which have a separate chassis on which the engine, transmission and running gear, bodywork and cab are added.
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17.07.2013 18:34 |
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Pallet truck
1) Warehouse equipment for moving/loading pallets, usually pedestrian controlled and manually operated, or may be powered.
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