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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Trading partner

Software; Supply chain

A supply chain vendor or customer that does business with a given organisation and normally has linked communications.

Available work

Software; Supply chain

Production or components physically at a work centre or line that can be immediately used for work, as opposed to those scheduled but not yet present.

Material safety data sheets (MSDS)

Software; Supply chain

A document used for the manufacture and import of hazardous material that specifies its substances and properties and associated health and safety hazards. It details control and safe handling ...

Trade programme

Software; Supply chain

A government or international organisation programme that specifies duties, tariffs, documentation and other conditions for countries doing business within the program. Trade programmes are often ...

Software planning functions that automatically move existing purchase or production orders to new dates based on calculated requirements, without manual intervention. Many systems use time fences to ...

Final assembly

Software; Supply chain

A highest level, end-item assembly that fills customer order or interplant demand and is not used as a subassembly for other items.

Material requirements planning (MRP)

Software; Supply chain

The process that uses the MPS as demand, explodes the bill of material for specified MPS items, nets those requirements against on-hand inventory and existing open orders, and recommends placing new ...