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Dispatch

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

/dɪˈspætʃ/verbCore term

In logistics & supply chain, dispatch means: To send goods or a vehicle off to a destination, usually after the order has been picked, packed and checked.

In Turkish: sevk etmek, göndermek, yola çıkarmak

How it is used

Common in warehouses, order emails and transport offices: 'the order was dispatched today'. It is also a noun (dispatch area, dispatch date), and a dispatcher is the person who plans and sends out drivers. British English sometimes spells it 'despatch'.

Example sentences

  1. Orders placed before 2 p.m. are dispatched the same day.

  2. We dispatched the truck at 6 a.m. so that it reaches the border before the queue builds up.

Common collocations

  • dispatch an order
  • dispatch date
  • same-day dispatch
  • ready for dispatch
  • dispatch note
  • shipmentA quantity of goods sent together from one place to another, or the act of sending them, whether by road, sea, air or rail.
  • pickingThe warehouse task of taking the right items in the right quantities from their storage locations to fill customer orders.
  • delivery noteA document that travels with the goods and lists what is being delivered; the receiver checks the goods against it and signs a copy to confirm receipt.
  • pick upTo collect goods from a place such as a factory, warehouse or port, so that they can be transported to the next point.
  • last mileThe final stage of delivery, from a local depot or hub to the customer's door, often the most expensive and complex part of the journey.

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