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Kanban |
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A method which during storage uses standard units or lot sizes with a single card attached to each.
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A pull system used at a stock point in which a supply batch is ordered only when a previous batch is withdrawn. |
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Note: Kanban in Japanese means loosely translated 'card or sign'. |
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Keel |
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Longitudinal girder at the lowest point of a vessel from which the framework is built. |
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Kimbal Tag |
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A label containing bar coded information about product size, colour etc. |
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Kind of Packing |
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Description of the packaging material used for goods to be transported. |
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King Pin |
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The coupling pin, welded or bolted in the centre of the front underside of a semi-trailer chassis, which couples to the fifth wheel of the towing tractor or dolly convertor. |
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Knot |
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Unit of measurement for the speed (of a vessel) equal to a nautical mile (= 1852 metres) per hour. |
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Kyoto Convention |
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The convention for the International Customs Co-operation Council held in Kyoto in 1974 for the simplification and harmonisation of national customs procedures. |
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On 25th of June 1999 the updated and restructured International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention) was unanimously adopted by 114 customs administrations. |
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This convention was restructured to deal with computerised controls and to ensure better co- operation between customs authorities mutually and with trade in general. |
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