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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.

Contributors in Supply chain

Supply chain

Pick to clear

Software; Supply chain

A warehouse order picking scheme that selects the item locations with the smallest quantities first.

Statistical process control (SPC)

Software; Supply chain

The ongoing measurement of a production process by providing charts, maps and other displays of specified key attributes. Observed data is compared with preset control limits and other parameters to ...

Item master

Software; Supply chain

A part master record that lists its description, unit of measure, dimensions, family and group classification, production or purchasing ordering data, and other pertinent information.

Pick to light

Software; Supply chain

A warehouse order picking scheme that uses LED readouts for each inventory location that display the locations and quantities to be picked based on data from the warehouse management or ERP system.

Steering committee

Software; Supply chain

A cross-functional executive group that sets overall parameters and provides high-level project guidance by interaction with the project leader, milestone status review and approval of resource ...

Professional services automation (PSA)

Software; Supply chain

Systems and software that support organisations or departments that engage in consulting, legal or other skill-based services by providing timesheet, billing, project status, knowledge base and other ...

Unplanned issue

Software; Supply chain

Issues to production orders not originally specified on the pick slip that indicate usage variances, bill of material errors or process changes.

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