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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Quality

Software; Supply chain

The characteristics of an item or process that indicate its conformance to designated parameters, and its degree of perceived customer acceptance or satisfaction. Quality characteristics often ...

The length of time needed to identify and qualify prospects, define the goods or services, and accept and acknowledge the order. The length of the sales cycle often depends on product complexity and ...

Byproduct

Software; Supply chain

An item, automatically generated by the production process of another item, that has value and is inventoried. The byproduct is not scheduled but can be planned as an expected receipt as a result of ...

Group technology

Software; Supply chain

The classification of items based on similar production processes and resources required. Used in facility design evaluation and in some scheduling systems.

Not earlier than

Software; Supply chain

Specification that a project task, shipment or delivery may not occur before a given date. Early product shipments are normally considered as a negative in evaluating delivery performance due to ...

Sales force automation (SFA)

Software; Supply chain

Software and systems that support sales staff lead generation, contact, scheduling, performance tracking and other functions. SFA functions are normally integrated with base systems that provide ...