Globally, raw materials are harvested or mined, and packaged for sale, usually as bulk in its first move to a processor where the raw materials will either emerge from processing as a final product or as a component of another product when combined or mixed with other products in specified proportions. The assembly and mixing of goods to make products are processes that happen at locations where care has been taken to perform those value added services.
The movement and modes in this classification are related to the transportation options that are available to be used to move cargo from where it is to where it is next needed in the supply chain. Movements that occur inside of a terminal operation or manufacturing or production facility with handling equipment such as conveyors or forklifts or tow motors are not in scope for this movement and mode classification standard. Movements considering one or many modes that are contracted or subcontracted to be performed as a service, over one or many modes of transport, are squarely in scope of this standard. Anything that moves between two or more distinct locations is in scope; out of scope are movements that occur within one geographic location.
Keywords
supply chain, logistics, transportation, goods movement process, location, stakeholder,
Rationale
When Logistics Service Buyers (LSBs) communicate with Logistics Service Providers (LSPs), communication needs a level of specificity and clarity to determine the transport mode and assets to be used. This standard set out to provide mode and movement classifications and definitions for terms from referenceable sources.
