24. September 2018

Glossary

A thermal air curtain is a standard device used to insulate warehoused goods from adverse exposure to the weather and to shifts in temperature that could cause material damage to the goods.

24. September 2018

Glossary

The metric of floor load capacity indicates the maximum load to which a floor or the subsoil may be exposed without risking noticeable shifts or ground collapses.

24. September 2018

Glossary

The lower edge of the truss is a metric indicating the useful height of a warehouse. It measures the vertical distance from the warehouse floor to the roof trusses.

24. September 2018

Glossary

In logistics, a temperature zone is an area with a pre-set temperature. In addition to ambient temperature warehouses, there are cold-storage warehouses and deep freeze warehouses.

24. September 2018

Glossary

Among the location-related factors are all of the criteria that enter into a company’s selection of a site. These characteristics that define the attractiveness of a given location can, of course, be positive or negative.

24. September 2018

Glossary

Short for “fast-moving consumer goods,” the acronym refers to merchandise knows for its high stock turnover. This includes non-discretionary consumer goods in constant demand.

24. September 2018

Glossary

In-house work streams are often delegated or “outsourced” to external contractors or third-party service providers.

24. September 2018

Glossary

This term connotes the geographic orientation toward more than one central reference point. It is particularly significant in Germany because the country’s polycentric structure encourages the distribution of functions across several cities or agglomerations.

24. September 2018

Glossary

Several market segments targeted by an investment vehicle can be lumped together as an asset class. Each asset class is characterised by a distinct risk/reward profile.

24. September 2018

Glossary

The term “stakeholder” is applied to any person, group or institution that is directly or indirectly affected by business activities or having some other interest in such activities.