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IATA

See the International Air Transport Association

Inbound logistics

The job of inbound logistics is to supply manufacturing and assembly locations. The supply chain extends from the suppliers to the individual workstations in the plant. Inbound logistics comprises planning, transport, intermediate storage and delivery to the assembly line.

Inbound to manufacturing

Inbound to manufacturing is the procurement of goods and their transport from the place of origin/manufacture to the production line.

Incoterms

See International Commercial Terms

Inland waterway bill of lading

The inland waterway bill of lading is the "ocean bill of lading" for river transport. It is a document issued by the carrier (from the ship, not from the ship owner) that obligates him to deliver the freight to the legitimate possessor of the document.

Insourcing

Insourcing describes the internal assumption of services by a company that were previously done externally.

In-store logistics

In-store logistics involves services that precede the actual sale of goods to consumers. These services can include replenishment of stocks, storage and packaging. Usually, in-store logistics is provided in a company’s facilities or warehouses.

Insurance policy

The insurance policy is a document signed by the insurer that confirms that an insurance contract has been concluded. An individual policy serves as proof that one shipment of goods is insured. A general policy is evidence of a continuous insurance contract offering coverage over an extended period of time to all performed shipments of goods that have been reported to the insurer. The insurer is required to make payment only when the policy is presented.
The insurance certificate is only one part of the insurance contract and serves as the instrument of evidence to show that an individual shipment of goods is insured.

Integrated carrier

The integrated carrier has his own airplanes. Among other things, the integrated carrier offers door-to-door parcel services and the shipment of traditional air freight.

Interim storage site

Interim storage sites are considered to be locations of temporary warehousing. Interim storage sties are frequently necessary in job-shop production. Concepts like just-in-time systems are designed to minimize the inventories of interim storage sites or to make them completely unnecessary.

Inter-modal transport

Inter-modal transport is the shipment of a cargo that uses various means of conveyance.

International Air Transport Association

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a group of air-transport companies. It regulates shipping rates and helps coordinate flight schedules among countries. The IATA was established in1945 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

International commercial terms

Incoterms are standard definitions used in international trade to regulate the transport of goods between countries. They define the delivery conditions as well as the requirements and rights of the supplier and customer. Individual incoterms differ particularly in terms of the transfer of costs and risks. They are broken down into four groups:
E clause: Pick-up clause that requires the customer to assume the transport costs and risks.
F clause: The costs and risk of the main transport are assumed by the customer.
C clause: The costs of the main transport are assumed by the supplier and the risks by the customer.
D clause: Arrival clause that requires the supplier to assume the transport costs and risks.
Examples:
See ex works (EXW)
See free on board (FOB)

“Inter-shop” comparison

In “inter-shop” comparisons, the consumer goes to several stores.

“Intra-shop” comparison

In “intra-shop” comparisons, the consumer limits his search to a single store.

Intralogistics

Intralogistics involves the organization, management, execution and optimization of the internal flow of materials, information streams and goods transshipping in industry, retail and public institutions.

Inventory

Inventories include raw materials, components, and unfinished and/or end products. Inventories apply selectively to individual warehouses, warehouse areas or all warehouse items at a company.

Inventory management

Inventory management covers all decisions that affect inventories. For this reason, the term “inventory control” is also used.

Invoicing

Invoicing involves the issuing of a bill for deliveries that have been carried out and/or services that have been provided.

ISO container

The ISO container is a globally standardized large container. Thanks to the container’s uniform size, loading, storage and unloading are simplified and accelerated.
ISO containers are 8 feet (2.44 meters) wide and are either 20 feet (6.096 meters) or 40 feet (12.19 meters) long. This results in the abbreviations “TEU” (twenty-foot equivalent unit) and “FEU” (forty-foot equivalent unit).

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