Index

Numbers

2PLs (second-party logistics service providers), 67

3D printing, 210-212

3PLs (third-party logistics providers), 67-70, 179

4PLs (fourth-party logistics providers), 70-71, 179

A

ABC (activity-based costing), 52-53

accessorial fees, 60-61

accounting costs versus economic costs, 47

accuracy of EDI (electronic data interchange), 118

ACMI leases, 173

active shippers, 139

activity-based costing (ABC), 52-53

additive manufacturing, 210-212

AES (Automated Export System), 106-107

AESDirect website, 106

Aframax ships, 165

AIDC (automatic identification and data capture)

bar codes, 129-130

overview, 129

RFID (radio frequency identification), 133-135

SSCC (serial shipping container code), 130-131

air transportation, 36-37. See also intermodal ...

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