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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Rate-based scheduling

Software; Supply chain

The creation of a production schedule based on the capacity or usage rate for a specified shift, date, week or other timeframe and not by individual order or item.

In a retail environment, the selection of merchandise stocked or offered at a retail outlet or distribution center. The target customer base and physical product characteristics determine the depth ...

Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)

Software; Supply chain

A bottomup process or function analysis that examines the effects and interaction of failures at the micro level that may combine to create failure in an end item.

Marketing campaign

Software; Supply chain

A specific, defined series of activities used in marketing a new or changed product or service, or in using new marketing channels and methods. Like a promotion, the future estimated effects of a new ...

Rated capacity

Software; Supply chain

The net or factored capacity measure that reduces planned or available hours by utilisation (hours actually worked) and efficiency ( percent of standard rate achieved) to arrive at most likely ...