{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Capacity Allocation","description":"Capacity allocation refers to the deliberate distribution of limited transport and handling capacity—cargo space, vehicles, terminal slots, freight space on a ship or aircraft—among specific orders, customers, or trade lanes. In dispatching it determines which shipment is granted scarce cargo space, especially during peak periods or a tight market. Shipping lines and airlines often allocate fixed quotas to freight forwarders, who in turn distribute them among their shippers. The basis is demand ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/capacity-allocation-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-18T19:15:50.350171","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_management","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/capacity-allocation-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Capacity Allocation · Capacity allocation refers to the deliberate distribution of limited transport and handling capacity—cargo space, vehicles, terminal slots, freight space on a ship or aircraft—among specific orders, customers, or trade lanes. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_management"}