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Lot number
1) The allocation of a unique number to one or more of a product during manufacture or assembly, to provide traceability. (Source: ILT Supply-Chain Inventory Management SIG)
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Lorry-mounted crane
1) Lifting device (ie crane) mounted on goods vehicle chassis to allow one-man loading and unloading of heavy items (palletized bricks, small machines, etc).
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LO/LO
1) Lift-on/lift-off. Loading method that involves lifting as opposed to rolling on wheels (ie RO/RO).
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Logistics suppliers
1) Industry term for road hauliers and third party distribution firms that provide logistics services to manufacturers, retailers and other suppliers of goods.
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Logistics
1) (1) Total concept covering the planning and organizing of the supply and movement of materials/goods, etc from original source through stages of production, assembly, packing, storage, handling and distribution to final consumer.
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13.07.2013 08:53 |
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Locomotive
1) Heavy vehicle used for towing rather than carrying loads. Used in heavy haulage (ie Special Types operations involving abnormal indivisible loads). Defined in law. See Light locomotive.
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13.07.2013 17:27 |
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Lost sales
1) A customer demand for which no stock is available and where the customer is not prepared to wait for the item to arrive in stock but goes to another supplier. (Source: ILT Supply-Chain Inventory Management SIG)
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13.07.2013 17:25 |
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London lorry ban
1) Ban on the use of certain London roads at certain times by heavy lorries (except those with LBTC exemption permits) in the interests of environmental protection of London residents.
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13.07.2013 17:23 |
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Logo
1) A symbol or emblematic design adopted by organizations to identify the company or its products. In some cases the logo comprises the company name in a stylized format (eg the Freight Transport Association's initial letters within a circle of arrows). Most are trademarked to protect the owner against fraudulent passing off or copying of its products by competitors.
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Logistics service life-cycle |
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Logistics service life-cycle
1) The period of time during which specialized logistics services go through the processes of conception, design, implementation, growth, maturity and then move towards decline, being subsequently replaced by more technologically-advanced concepts and systems.
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13.07.2013 08:53 |
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Logger
1) (1) Vehicle or item of handling equipment used in timber loading and haulage. (2) Abbreviation for data logger.
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13.07.2013 08:52 |
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Lock
1) Structure at each end of a short stretch of canal (inland waterway) comprising gates and sluices that are opened and closed to change water levels.
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