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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A decision-making process that uses the opinions of experts, gathered on a dispersed or face-to-face basis, and the guidance and direction of a facilitator to reach either group consensus or a clear ...

Deming's 14 points

Software; Supply chain

A series of 14 points by W. Edwards Deming that propose improving quality by emphasising management commitment, employee training, eliminating slogans and posters that solely emphasise productivity, ...

ARIMA modelling

Software; Supply chain

The Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average forecast technique based on time series analysis and regression modeling; often useful in creating short-term forecasts.

European Article Number (EAN)

Software; Supply chain

A superset of the Universal Product Code that includes the base UPC code and two or three additional characters that indicate the country that issued the number (not necessarily the country of origin ...

Fourier series

Software; Supply chain

A method that defines a periodic or discontinuous function as a series of sine and cosine waves, and can be used to predict a value or the level of system response.

Gauge R&R (Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility)

Software; Supply chain

A quality technique that analyses variations in test results as a possible result of the gauge or measurement device used, or operator interpretation or use.

Gantt chart

Software; Supply chain

A time-phased bar chart display that lists tasks or activities along the left side and a corresponding bar for each task. The length of the bar represents the duration of the activity, and may ...