Supply chain

Supply chain

Of or referring to a system of organizations, people, technology, activities, information, and resources that develops a product from supplier to customer in an efficient manner.

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Invoice register

Software; Supply chain

A log or report of accounts payable invoices created for a specific batch, vendor, date range or other parameter.

The verification of on-hand inventory quantities by taking an actual count. Often refers to the annual or quarterly process of counting all items, rather than the physical verification of selected ...

Production schedule

Software; Supply chain

A prioritised report of released production orders for a manufacturing facility or specific department.

Unfavourable variance

Software; Supply chain

A variance created by using or spending more of a given resource than specified by the standard, often categorised as rate (spending more per hour for labour for a given amount of production), ...

Cost/schedule control systems criteria (C/SCSC)

Software; Supply chain

Government standards defined in 1967 that describe the management and reimbursement criteria for projects performed by private contractors.

Invitation for bid

Software; Supply chain

Similar to request for proposal, but may involve a more specific application or definition.

Phantom

Software; Supply chain

An item with an identifying product number that is not normally built and then stocked, but is immediately used in the next stage of production. MRP processing logic will blow through a phantom down ...