Kanban
A method which during storage uses
standard units or lot sizes with a
single card attached to each.
A pull system used at a stock point in
which a supply batch is ordered only
when a previous batch is withdrawn.
Note: Kanban in Japanese means loosely
translated 'card or sign'.
Kimbal Tag
A label containing bar coded information
about product size, color etc.
Kind of Packing
Description of the packaging material
used for goods to be transported.
King Pin
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.
Knot
Unit of measurement for the speed (of a
vessel) equal to a nautical mile (= 1852
meters) per hour.
Kyoto
Convention
The convention for the International
Customs Co-operation Council held in
Kyoto in 1974 for the simplification and
harmonization of national customs
procedures.
On 25th of June 1999 the updated and
restructured International Convention on
the simplification and harmonization of
Customs Procedures (Kyoto Convention)
was unanimously adopted by 114 customs
administrations.
This convention was restructured to deal
with computerized controls and to ensure
better co- operation between customs
authorities mutually and with trade in
general.
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