From fulfillment, through dropshipping, to dimensional weight optimization. Discover professional logistics terms that drive the fastest e-commerce warehouses.
A model involving the return of not only unsuitable goods but also dedicated reusable return boxes, with the aim of minimising the harvesting of cellulose raw material.
Contract packaging outsourced to an external company. It typically involves repacking bulk goods into individual units, creating promotional bundles or applying labels.
Material consisting of smooth outer liners and a corrugated inner medium (fluting), giving the board elasticity and strength. The primary construction material for standard shipping cartons.
A goods distribution system where incoming warehouse stock is transferred almost immediately to outbound trucks, bypassing the rack storage stage entirely.
A formula used by courier companies (e.g. DPD, UPS) that determines the billable weight based on the parcel's volume. A light but large air-filled parcel can cost far more than a small, heavy box.
A tabletop or floor-standing warehouse device with a sharp, safe cross-cutting blade. Enables quick pulling and simple cutting of the required length of packing paper directly from the roll.
A logistics model for online selling where the shop does not stock goods, and the shipment is fulfilled directly from the wholesaler to the end retail customer.
Flat sheets of solid greyboard placed on a wooden euro-pallet before stacking a row of cartons. They distribute the load evenly and protect the carton base from splinters.
Weight measured in grams per square metre. The higher the value (e.g. 100 gsm), the more crush-resistant, stiff and difficult to puncture the paper is.
Eco-friendly protective void fill cut from coloured, rigid paper in an accordion pattern. Ideally absorbs impacts, secures the product and adds elegance to gift and cosmetics parcels.
Two core manual processes in fulfillment. 'Pick' is the collection of customer-ordered products from scattered warehouse shelves. 'Pack' is securing them with void fill and sealing in the shipping carton.
Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste. Applies directly in all EU member states. General provisions from 12 August 2026; Art. 24 introduces a 50% empty space limit for e-commerce packaging from 1 January 2030. Strongly favours recyclable monomaterials such as paper.
Crushed natural wood mass from which a cellulose web is formed in large wet machines. Thanks to sustainable replanting, it becomes a fully renewable resource.
A unique alphanumeric string assigned in the warehouse to a specific product. A 30 cm paper roll has a different SKU from a 50 cm wide roll of the same grammage.
Packaging technologically integrated into the supply chain, e.g. via QR codes, RFID tags or shock/moisture indicators that facilitate product journey auditing.
A very dense, homogeneous and smooth type of heavyweight paper. Used as pallet separators and for furniture wrapping. Unlike corrugated board, it has no voids in its cross-section.
Eco-friendly tape made from glass-fibre reinforced paper coated with starch adhesive. When moistened with water, it immediately bonds permanently into the fibre structure of the carton.
Integrated computer software for coordinating all movements in a logistics warehouse: goods receipt, bin allocation, order picking and packing.
