Supply Chain Logistics Glossary
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INTEGRATED BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
See ERP.
INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT
Approach to managing the elements and activities (infrastructures, machinery, spare parts, documentation, training, etc.) needed from the product development stage to the end of life of a piece of equipment.
INTEGRATOR
Logistics Service Provider integrating all necessary means of transportation to ship merchandise from one point to another (“door-to-door”) on behalf of the contracting party. The term applies in particular to the international operators of express courier services.
INTELLIGENT LABEL (“TAG” or RADIO FREQUENCY LABEL)
Programmable and re-recordable label, read without contact using radio-frequency identification (RFID).
INTERFACES
Zone of meeting, tension or overlapping between the objectives, responsibilities and/or activities of two or more entities: actors of the Logistics Chain (inter-organizational interfaces) or sub-systems of the same organization (intra-organizational interfaces).
