Glossary

Discover definitions, key responsibilities, advantages, and scenarios.
Enhance your industry knowledge with clear, concise explanations.

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Capacity Allocation

When you work with supply chains to create products, capacity allocation is essential to meeting your obligations and keeping all parties happy. This article explains more.

Customs Clearance Fee

Find out what the customs clearance fee is and why it’s charged in international shipping. Learn about the elements involved, who pays and who they pay.

Cargo Insurance Coverage

Find out what is cargo insurance coverage and why it’s essential for protecting your goods during transit and mitigating risks in international trade.

Customs Bond

Find out what is a customs bond and how it works as a financial guarantee in international shipping. This article explains more about the bond.

CBM Unit of Measure

The CBM unit of measure is widely used in the shipping industry, but what is it, why do we use it and how do you calculate it?

Conflict Minerals

Conflict minerals are used to fund human rights abuses and armed conflict. This page explains what they are and the regulations to encourage sustainable sourcing.

Consignee

What is a consignee in shipping, what are their responsibilities and how do they differ from the consignor? This article explains.

CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To)

Unpack the CIP (Carriage and Insurance Paid To) incoterm and learn about the key duties, benefits, challenges, and more.

CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight)

Learn all about CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight) Incoterm: seller-buyer obligations, advantages, disadvantages, when to use it, and more.

CFR (Cost and Freight)

Learn all about the CFR (Cost and Freight) Incoterm: seller and buyer obligations, advantages, disadvantages, and when to use it.

CPT (Carriage Paid To)

Explore CPT (Carriage Paid To): Understand obligations, advantages, and when to use CPT in international trade, alongside FAQs on shipping and costs.

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Supplier Managed Inventory

This page explains supplier managed inventory, which involves the supplier being responsible for managing and replenishing the buyer’s inventory.

Supplier Risk Management (SRM)

Understanding risks along the value chain is essential to smooth business operations. This page explains the importance of supplier risk management (SRM).

Semiconductor Sustainability

As an industry, it involves intense resource use, but there are moves towards semiconductor sustainability and this page explains what they are and why they are important.

Supply Chain Visibility

Supply chain visibility refers to the ability to track parts, materials, products, and data as they move from suppliers to manufacturers to customers. Find out more.

Semiconductor Ecosystem

Find out the key players in the semiconductor ecosystem, the stages the semiconductors go through and the key drivers in the market at the moment.

Semiconductor Raw Materials

There are many semiconductor raw materials and you can find out what they are, what role they play and how they are sourced on this page.

Silicon Wafer

A silicon wafer is a small but mighty component that is necessary for so much of how we live our lives. Find out more here.

Semiconductor Foundry

A semiconductor foundry produces semiconductors for organizations, either in-house or for companies that do not manufacture their own. This article explains more.

Source to Pay (S2P)

Source to pay is a digital process that businesses use to find, negotiate with and onboard suppliers for the procurement of goods. This page explains how it works.

Strategic Sourcing

This article provides a strategic sourcing definition and explains the benefits and challenges, how it works and how it differs from regular sourcing.

Single Source vs. Sole Source

When it comes to sourcing strategies there is often the choice between single source vs sole source. This page explains the differences.

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