backloads
Postpones until later
Backloads refers to loading cargo or goods for a return trip, making use of a vehicle that would otherwise travel empty: The trucking company backloads freight to avoid deadheading.
In scheduling or finance, to backload is to defer costs, payments, or work to a later period: The contract backloads most of the payments into the final year.
The implication is shifting weight toward the end rather than distributing it evenly.
Moving to new spot
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- carriersEntities that transport
- shipmentGoods being transported
dispatch · deadhead · round-trip · FTL · drayage · pallets · containers · delivery
Act of delaying action
- postponementDelaying to later
- back-endNon-visible system layer
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
delay · procrastination · last-minute · timing · phasing · sequencing · staging · planning
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- routingPath selection process
- dispatchSend with speed
warehousing · distribution · coordination · tracking · consolidation · supply-chain · fulfillment · inventory
Payment for services rendered
- contingentConditional or representative group
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- front-loadConcentrate at beginning
- no-loadWithout purchase commission
repositioning
Moving to new spot
shipment · dispatch · deadhead · round-trip · FTL · drayage · pallets · containers · delivery · routing
deferral
Act of delaying action
- postponementDelaying to later
- back-endNon-visible system layer
- deadlineTime limit for completion
crunch · delay · procrastination · last-minute · timing · phasing · sequencing · staging · planning · prioritization
optimization
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- routingPath selection process
dispatch · warehousing · distribution · coordination · tracking · consolidation · supply-chain · fulfillment · inventory
commission
Payment for services rendered
- contingentConditional or representative group
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- front-loadConcentrate at beginning
backloadsfront-loads
Weights toward the beginning
frontloads · front-loading · prepays · advances · front-ends