Warehouse Tools & Equipment
Warehouse Areas
Acronyms in Warehousing
Find a right term
Passive Voice
100

This wooden or plastic platform for goods comes in "Euro" or "UK" varieties

a pallet

100

The area where all incoming goods first arrive and documentation is checked

receiving

100

What does WMS stand for?

Warehouse Management System

100

a passage  between the shelves of a supermarket

an aisle

100

Transform the sentence from active to passive.

The warehouse operator moves the pallet. 

The pallet is moved by the warehouse operator.

200

a manual material handling device designed to transport goods across short distances

a trolley

200

The area that holds the majority of a warehouse's inventory

back-up (or reserve) storage

200

What does FIFO stand for?

First In, First Out

200

a type of shelf which goods or pallets
are stored on in a warehouse

a rack

200

Transform the sentence from active to passive.

The picker scanned the barcode to update the inventory.

The barcode was scanned by the picker to update the inventory. 

300

a powered industrial vehicle designed to lift, move, and stack heavy loads

a fork-lift truck

300

In this area, goods are selected in the right quantities required by the customer

order picking

300

What does SKU stand for?

Stock keeping unit

300

packaging that a product is put in to make storing and transporting it easier. For example, tins of soup might be placed in a cardboard box  

secondary packaging

300

Transform the sentence from active to passive.

The logistics team must load the delivery truck every morning.

The delivery truck must be loaded by the logistics team every morning.

400

a tall, wheeled metal cage designed for the secure and efficient transport of goods

a roll-cage pallet

400

The final stage in warehouse operations where goods are loaded onto vehicles

marshalling and dispatch area

400

What does LTL stand for?

less than truck/trailer load

400

the process of getting something back from somewhere

retrieval

400

Transform the sentence from active to passive.

The AGV has delivered the components to the assembly line.

The components have been delivered to the assembly line by the AGV.

500

a portable robot that follows marked long lines or wires on the floor

AGV

500

The area where several batched orders are broken down into individual orders

sortation area

500

What does ETA stand for?

estimated time of arrival

500

the place where goods kept in warehouses are stored at room temperature

ambient temperature store

500

Transform the sentence from active to passive.

The supervisor should have checked the weight limit of the roll-cage.

The weight limit of the roll-cage should have been checked by the supervisor.