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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Mixed-model production

Software; Supply chain

A scheduling technique that uses the goal of making every product every day and only when required by demand, as opposed to large runs of individual items that will stay in stock for a period of ...

Bi-directional bar code

Software; Supply chain

A bar code that can be scanned in either direction.

Float

Software; Supply chain

1) In project management, the amount of time a task can slip past its scheduled duration without delaying the entire project 2) In inventory control, the amount of stock placed between two ...

A system that describes or predicts an associated process based on the definition of variables, rules and equations. A properly-defined model enables analysing the possible effects of changes in the ...

Bill of activities

Software; Supply chain

In activity-based costing, a list of the activities and associated costs used by a cost object (product, department, etc.).

Floor stock

Software; Supply chain

Material and components stored on the production floor used as needed for multiple production orders, and not pegged or issued to individual orders. Normally lower-dollar value, backflushed items.

Modification

Software; Supply chain

1) A one-time change to a standard bill of material or routing for a specific production order 2) The addition of custom programming code to a standard software system to create or enhance a specific ...