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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Jidoka

Software; Supply chain

Stopping the production line whenever a defect is discovered.

Univariate

Software; Supply chain

A process or mathematical expression with only one variable.

A logistics activity that attempts to reduce costs and total lead time by breaking down received items on the loading dock and immediately matching them with outgoing shipment requirements, instead ...

Product rationalisation

Software; Supply chain

The process of justifying continued production or sales of a given item, based on a variety of factors such as its usage in single or multiple parents, use of dedicated production facilities, margin, ...

Unit test

Software; Supply chain

A test used to verify the acceptable functionality of a single program, operation or process that does not also test the impact and integration points with other programmes or operations.

Critical ratio

Software; Supply chain

A production prioritisation rule that divides the time remaining until a job due date by the amount of time required to perform the remaining work. A ratio of one indicates the job is exactly on ...

Issue log

Software; Supply chain

A list of issues, or situations requiring resolution, recorded during a project or implementation plan. Issues are usually classified by type (technical, procedural, etc.) and identify required ...