Check out our Healthcare terms glossary
Badge
An identification badge or just badge is a card made of PVC or other plastic material (PET/ABS/Polycarbonate) used for personal identification.
Barcode
Set of vertical bars that contain information. Each bar corresponds to a value or code which can be read by optical readers and transformed into messages or information.
Batch
Data processing methods used by the management system, including updating archives, printing documents, consulting archives etc. at fixed time and at variable time intervals (hourly, daily, weekly etc.)
Batch picking
Picking method which can be the fulfilment of a batch of complete orders or a batch of partial orders.
Batch Quantity
The number, volume or weight of products or parts of a batch.
Bay
Space between two uprights of racking within which one or more pallets can be allocated.
Bill of Lading
Transport document that certifies the entry of a given quantity of goods into a warehouse.
Block (paraffin)
Used for histological samples, where an object is first fixed and dehydrated then stored in a paraffin block in order to be able to dissect it with a microtome.
Blockchain
The blockchain is a complex, structured database which is organized according to the rules and dictates of peer-to-peer technology and is responsible for storing and tracking all the operations performed. The blockchain is widespread on the web and can be consulted by anyone who is a link in the chain.
Booking
Activity carried out by the management system aimed at booking: a space in the warehouse for the subsequent storage of a pallet; a pallet for subsequent handling or picking; a variable number of parcels for subsequent manual picking.
Buffer Stock
A buffer of stock or in other words the quantity of raw materials, semi-finished or finished products that are kept in stock in case of shortages in supplies.
