2. Find the odd word.

1. Outdated old-fashioned outmoded outstanding

2. Deployable collapsible folding collateral

3. Hard rigid rugged rough

4. Regulable controllable movable adjustable

5. Dispatch shipping mailing obtaining

6. Bundling bunching grouping batching

7. Collation assorting picking packing

8. Stackable compound aggregative collapsible

2. Substitute wrong terms in bold with correct ones from exercises 1 and 2.

1. A basic roll-cage pallet consists of a set of blades that can be aligned to slide under a pallet, lifting the pallet off the ground by several inches.

2. Stretch wrap is applied loosely around an item and shrinks tightly with heat.

3. Retrieval system may be done to change type of conveyance, to sort material intended for different destinations, or to combine material from different origins into transport vehicles (or containers) with the same, or similar destination.

4. Print-on-demands are often introduced to customers after they have purchased the core services around which these ancillary offerings are built.

5. Gatehouse is often partially recessed into the building, but may be flush with the exterior, or even fully enclosed within the building itself. It often has ramps that raise or lower trucks to bring the bed on a level with its floor, facilitating loading and unloading and allowing the use of vehicles like pallet jacks and forklift trucks.

6. Value added services can accommodate virtually any product size, shape and capacity requirements. Tailored for any market or application the broad range of solutions ensure the highest throughput at minimum speeds, providing years of reliable, low-maintenance operation.

7. An administrative function that involves checking of the quality, quantity, and condition of the incoming goods followed by their proper storage is called order piking.

8. Tote bin was the most common form of cargo for most of the history of shipping. Since the late 1960s the volume of this kind of cargo has declined dramatically worldwide as containerization has grown. Moving cargo on and off ship in containers is much more efficient, allowing ships to spend less time in port.

5. Complete the sentences using the necessary term from the box.

break bulk hand pallet truck cross-docking value added services stretch wrap order picking sortation system loading bay

1. __is a basic warehousing process and has an important influence on supply chain's productivity.

2. The term __most often applies to an area in a building where trucks are loaded and unloaded. Most often, these areas will have several individual bays to allow for the loading or unloading of several trucks at one time.

3. Ships that carry __cargo are often called general cargo ships.

4. Sometimes known as a pallet jack or a pallet lifter, __ is relatively small in design, and makes it possible to slide a set of blades into to the open area of a pallet, gently lift it, and transport the pallet to a different location

5. __ is frequently used to unitize pallet loads but also may be used for bundling smaller items. These palletized units offer a more secure and efficient means of storing and shipping items of all sizes.

6. In the LTL trucking industry, __ is done by moving cargo from one transport vehicle directly into another, with minimal or no warehousing. In retail practice, these operations may utilize staging areas where inbound materials are sorted, consolidated, and stored until the outbound shipment is complete and ready to ship.

7. __ are often introduced to customers after they have purchased the core services around which these ancillary offerings are built.

8. Tailored for any market or application the broad range of __ensures the highest throughput at minimum speeds, providing years of reliable, low-maintenance operation.

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