| Cross Docking | The process of sorting the goods that are supplied from the suppliers without taking them to the storehouse and shipping them according to the requirements of the customers. |
| Cycle counting | The process of counting and recording the stock in sequence during specific periods in order to achieve stock accuracy. |
| Damage | All of the damages that cause value and time loss which occur during the transportation, storage and handling etc. of materials, such as tearing, cracking, breakage, deterioration, deformation, wetting, etc. |
| Distribution Warehouse | The place where the products from different suppliers are stored until they are distributed to the customers. |
| Dock | Area for temporary placement of materials for loading or unloading. |
| Echelon Inventory | The consecutive stocks created for the same product throughout the supply chain to meet customer needs. |
