dispatching
Sending something away
Dispatching is the act of sending something or someone off to a destination or for a purpose: The company handles dispatching of emergency vehicles.
It can also mean killing or finishing off quickly: The hunter was efficient in dispatching the wounded animal.
In logistics and emergency services, dispatching refers to coordinating and directing personnel or resources from a central location.
Goods being transported
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
trucking · consignment · delivery · carriers · haulage · forwarding · containers · pallets
Assigning times to events
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- allocationDistribution of shares
- routingPath selection process
- prioritizationRanking by importance
queue · workflow · ticketing · tasking · deployment · rostering · sequencing · oversight
Crisis response number
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- policeCivil law enforcement
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
rescue · operator · alert · incident · response · triage · units · patrol
Delivery person or service
- mailPostal system items
- postVertical structural beam
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
envelope · addressing · labeling · stamping · sendoff · messenger · express · overnight
shipment
Goods being transported
- freightGoods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- distributionAllocation across recipients
warehousing · trucking · consignment · delivery · carriers · haulage · forwarding · containers · pallets · export
scheduling
Assigning times to events
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- allocationDistribution of shares
- routingPath selection process
prioritization · queue · workflow · ticketing · tasking · deployment · rostering · sequencing · oversight · monitoring
911
Crisis response number
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- policeCivil law enforcement
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
paramedics · rescue · operator · alert · incident · response · triage · units · patrol · backup
courier
Delivery person or service
parcel · envelope · addressing · labeling · stamping · sendoff · messenger · express · overnight · registered
transmission
Sending of information
- notificationFormal notice given
- messageTransmitted communication
- bulletinBrief public announcement
communique · relay · signal · broadcast · update · report · advisory · alert · directive · instruction
- warehousingwarehouse, warehouses, fulfillment centers, fulfillment center, distribution centers
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- railroadstrains, train, tracks, track, locomotive
- Official dutiespatrol, inspection, guard duty, paperwork, filing
- sendingmailing, shipping, emailing, forwarding, posting
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
dispatchingreceiving
Acquiring what's sent
obtaining · accepting · getting · collecting · acquiring
dispatchingcollecting
Gathering items over time
gathering · assembling · accumulating · amassing · consolidating
dispatchingdelaying
Causing later occurrence
postponing · deferring · stalling · procrastinating · holding
dispatch, dispatched, dispatcher, dispatches, dispatchers, despatches, despatch, redispatch