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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

Endogenous variable

Software; Supply chain

A variable caused by one or more variables contained within the model being evaluated.

Maintenance costs

Software; Supply chain

1)The costs incurred to support and ensure continued availability of an asset, such as scheduled and unscheduled repairs and support staff. 2) In software agreements the annual fees paid to the ...

Days sales outstanding (DSO)

Software; Supply chain

The measure of an organization's collection period and ability to turn sales into cash, as measured by total period accounts receivable divided by total period sales, times number of days in period.

Audit trail

Software; Supply chain

A system or report that provides the transactions and background data that created a current status.

Fair share allocation

Software; Supply chain

An allocation of available inventory to customer and interplant orders, when the availability is less than the total required. If the total available quantity is 80% of the total required, it may ...

Mass production

Software; Supply chain

Large volume production of the same basic product or product line based on the type and timing of demand and facility design and capabilities, which can be for either finished goods or lower level ...

Rate variance

Software; Supply chain

The difference between the planned and actual output or production rates for a given period.

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