Glossary

Companies of the Migros Group

DFW		Deep-Freeze Warehouse Neuendorf, Neuendorf
FMC		Federation of Migros Cooperatives
Globus		Unless defined otherwise, stands for all companies of the Globus Group: Globus, Herren-Globus, Interio AG and Office World AG
LTI		FMC Logistics Transport, International
LTN		FMC Logistics Transport, National
M-Community		All businesses consolidated in Migros
M-Ind		Migros Industry companies
MTM		Migros Reusable Equipment Management
MDN		Migros Distribution Center, Neuendorf
MDS		Migros Distribution Center Suhr, Suhr
MDV		Migros Distribution Service Neuendorf, Volketswil warehouse, Volketswil

National and international agencies

ASTAG		Swiss Road Transport Association
DETEC		Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
EPAL		European Pallet Association e.V., umbrella organization of licensed producers and repairers of EPAL/EUR pallets and pallet cages
FCA		Federal Customs Administration
FEDRO		Federal Roads Office
ICC		International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (responsible, among other things, for defining Incoterms
SAC		Swiss Shippers' Council; Swiss freight transport organization

General terms and designations

Carrier		Shipping company or airline
CU		Consumer Unit
EUR pallets		International pallet standard according to the European Pallet Association (EPAL)
Food / Non Food		Indicates the transported content or the type of transport
Freight forwarder		Executor of the transport order
Frozen goods		Transport at a constant freezing temperature of -25°C
General cargo		Transport goods that can be transported individually
LU		Load Unit
RFID		Radio Frequency Identification
Shipper		Originator of transport
Temperature-controlled		Transport with a constant controlled temperature between -25°C and +25°C
TEU		Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit = international container measure: 1 TEU = 1 20-foot ISO container
TU		Transport Unit

Nationale Transporte

Backlog partners		Transport partners that perform Migros orders only occasionally
CADIS		Computer-based Camion Dispatch and Information System that sends all transport orders to the driver's cabin, provides information on short-term changes, and suggests the optimal choice of route.
Complete load		Load that completely fills a container, truck, rail car or interchangeable container
CT		Combined transport rail/road
Diesel surcharge		Surcharge granted to transport partners in addition to agreed-upon transport charges
Fixed partners		Transport partners that are on the road exclusively on behalf of Migros
General cargo shipments		Shipments of individual product units
HVC		Distance-based Heavy Vehicle Charge for all Swiss and foreign vehicles that have a total weight of more than 3.5 metric tonnes.
Partial load		Distance-based Heavy Vehicle Charge for all Swiss and foreign vehicles that have a total weight of more than 3.5 metric tonnes.

Internationale Transporte

20-foot standard container		Approx. 28 m³ (at least 25 m³) of contents
40-foot standard container		Approx. 58 m³(at least 50 m³) of contents
40-foot high cube container		Approx. 67 m³(at least 63 m³) of contents
CC		Customs consignee that is authorized for import customs clearance at all Swiss border crossings and sites
Certificate of Origin		Certificate of Origin
Consolidated container		Shipments in containers, which do not fill the container completely (general cargo)
Cross-docking		Goods are pre-packed by supplier or sender; delivered items are not stored but sent directly to their destination
CSP		Customs account in the centralized settlement procedure of the Swiss Customs Administration
Customs team		Customs team of FMC Logistics Transport
HS		International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System; basis for customs tariffs worldwide
Incoterms		International Commercial Terms; delivery terms for the international trade of goods, which essentially regulate the manner of goods delivery "Seller's obligations"

OCW		Open customs warehouses; warehouses within the Swiss customs territory in which warehouse operators (importers, carriers, transit agents, freight forwarders, etc.) can store their own or third-party foreign goods with unpaid duty
Processing traffic		Customs procedure, whereby intermediate or raw products are exported from an economic area, further processed ("refined") abroad and subsequently re-imported into the original economic area
Sea-air		Combined transport by aircraft or ship
Southern ports		La Spezia and Genoa
Tares		Swiss customs tariffs (tares)

Migros Exchange equipment (MTM)

ACC	FMC accounting
AQ	Available quantity
ASP	Application Service Provider; here: MTM system partner
Availability date	Date of availability of a given quantity
Available quantities	Reusable equipment of a certain quality available to MTM at an MTM partner
Button	TGIS buttons that trigger certain functions
CIS online	SBB's Cargo Information System
CLS	Commission Logistics Systems
Daily rent	Rental fee per day and reusable equipment type
Dispatch list	List of all outgoing dispatches
DU	Dispatch unit
Fixdispo	Pre-entered data that are read into auto scheduling
Hack	Shorthand for the quality of reusable equipment (no longer repairable)
Hand-DS Migros	Manual reusable equipment delivery slip (standard delivery slip defined by Migros for MTM Partners)
HYG	Abbreviation for reusable equipment quality "hygienically sorted, light"
LSP	Logistics Service Provider for Migros
MC	Migros Cooperative
M-Logistics folder	The M-Logistics folder defines standards for the physical and information flow of goods; the M-Logistics folder is managed by FMC/MES
Movement	Transfer of reusable equipment from consignor to consignee
MTM Partner	Contractually bound partner of MTM in the following groups: - Migros Cooperatives - M-Industry companies and logistics service providers - Service providers for repairs, sorting, production - Third parties - customers of the M-companies
«O»	Order
Partner type	See under MTM partner
PPal	Term for plastic pallets, which can be specified when ordering, in order to receive the reusable equipment on plastic floor pallets
QM	Quality management
Quota	Temporary right of use of a certain number of reusable equipment items
RE	Reusable equipment
RE consignee	Consignee of reusable equipment
RE consignor	Consignor of reusable equipment
RE delivery slip (RE-DS)	Reusable equipment delivery slip from TGIS
RE inward	Reusable equipment received by consignee
REO	Reusable equipment officer of an MTM partner
RE outward	Reusable equipment sent by consignor
rep	Abbreviation for reusable equipment quality "to be repaired"
RE quality	Term for the condition of reusable equipment (reusable, rep, hack, sort, hyg)
Reusable equipment type	Indicates reusable equipment listed in TGIS
reuse	Abbreviated term indicating reusable quality for reusable equipment (standard quality)
SORT	Abbreviation for reusable equipment quality "mechanically sorted"
Stock	Quantity of reusable equipment available at an MTM Partner at a given time
TGIS	Reusable Equipment Information System; central IT system for MTM (stock management and dispatching)
TGIS billing	Central IT system for MTM (billing)
Third parties	All contractually bound MTM Partners that are not members of the M-Community
TO	Transport order
Transportation means	Term for the type of transportation used for reusable equipment: rail, road or "none" (internal movements)
User role	Grouping of similar users (functions, authorizations, tasks, etc.)

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MGB Logistics Transport since 1925

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