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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Nominal range

Software; Supply chain

The distance that a system that transmits signals, such as a network or RFID device, can reliably complete transmission.

Root cause analysis

Software; Supply chain

A process improvement and error or defect prevention tool that examines the individual processes within a system, identifies the control or decision points, and uses a series of why? questions to ...

Budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS)

Software; Supply chain

The earned (standard) cost or budget value of project tasks scheduled to be completed for a given time period. A cumulative view of the planned costs based on the budget schedule.

Gateway work centre

Software; Supply chain

The work centre that performs the initial operation or process in a routing.

Noise

Software; Supply chain

The difference between the predicted and observed values of a model due to random error including missing and incomplete data.

Risk analysis

Software; Supply chain

The identification of possible risks, assessment of their likelihood and impact, and creation of methods to avoid or reduce them.

A planning, control and reporting system that estimates future costs and revenues based on projected operating levels. It provides target spending levels and profit estimation, and allows for interim ...