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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ISO 14000 standards

Software; Supply chain

The International Standards organisation set of specifications for environmental management systems.

Finite capacity planning

Software; Supply chain

Capacity planning systems that stay within defined capacity limits when loading proposed production schedules against resources. Finite systems rearrange the initial dates for planned and open ...

Materials handling systems

Software; Supply chain

Equipment that moves items between required locations on either a programmed (automatic) or manually-initiated basis. They sometimes perform weighing and other measurement functions, are designed ...

Redundancy

Software; Supply chain

The process of avoiding failure in a system or network by providing additional capacity or building in replacement material or facilities.

World class

Software; Supply chain

A general term for a high level of competitive performance as defined by benchmarking and use of best practices.

Draught

Software; Supply chain

A financial document that directs payment from a person, or more typically a bank, and may be authorised to provide automatic payments for a consecutive number of invoices or cycles.

Location

Software; Supply chain

A separate, named space that may contain multiple items but is considered as a single entity by locator and warehouse management systems in specifying height, depth, weight allowed, and other ...