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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Black belt

Software; Supply chain

In the six sigma quality improvement methodology, a fulltime leadership position in teams that develop related programmes and monitor progress.

Report writer

Software; Supply chain

A database query tool used to create ad hoc reports that does not require the knowledge and use of programming.

Bill of material explosion

Software; Supply chain

The function of using the bill of material to generate component item demand quantities and timing given a requirement for the parent.

Flow rate

Software; Supply chain

Used in repetitive manufacturing environments to represent the amount of production per shift or hour.

Request date

Software; Supply chain

The order shipment date requested by a customer, or the initial target date evaluated by a vendor when determining their actual promise date.

A listing of the key resources and quantities used in production of an item or family. A bill of resource may list only critical resources consumed (machine, personnel, logistics or other), while the ...

Force field analysis

Software; Supply chain

A problem-solving technique that identifies the forces for and against a specific problem and assigns weights to each individual force to determine a total score on each side.