The Language of Logistics, copyright publication written by Edward H. Blickstein.

"Purpose:  Written and compiled for the benefit of supply chain, logistics and transportation professionals, students of the field, and for clients of TranSolutions Consulting.  It is hoped that this tool will enable the user to gain a better understanding of supply chain management and logistics (including relevant terms for distribution, transportation, leasing, warehousing operations, and information technology) by providing a useful and easy-to-understand glossary that will be up-dated annually.  The author and TranSolutions Consulting acknowledge important contributions from many of its client's logistics and transportation personnel as well as information derived from other expert sources in the compilation of this glossary.

Benchmarking:  An approach to improving performance through comparison of current operations against another operation or mode. Benchmarking can be applied to any part of the supply chain to evaluate current operations and set performance goals through the implementation of 'best practices'."

Logistics, Tremendous Opportunities for Process Improvements, article written by Gregory S. Harper.

"The name of the game today is doing it better, faster and at lower cost, no matter what the 'it' is. Effective logistics management results in the efficient movement of goods and materials into and through a manufacturing, assembly or other value adding process to the point of customer delivery."