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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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Supply chain

Repetitive manufacturing

Software; Supply chain

A manufacturing environment often characterised by discrete, solid units, high individual unit volumes, low manufacturing variation, production line facility layout and use of a schedule instead of ...

Mitigation

Software; Supply chain

The reduction of damage from risk due to lessening the chance of occurrence, or by minimising its effect when it does occur.

Beta test

Software; Supply chain

A software version released to a limited population of users for functionality and bug test evaluation before the final release to the general user base.

Flexible budget

Software; Supply chain

A budget that presents projected costs and revenues over a range of production, sales or distribution volumes.

Mixed-mode manufacturing

Software; Supply chain

An environment that uses a combination of discrete, repetitive or process manufacturing instead of only one type. A company may produce major lower level subassemblies in high volumes using ...

Remote synchronisation

Software; Supply chain

The centralised update of distributed devices and systems with separate databases that brings them up to the same status.

Bias

Software; Supply chain

A set of results consistently above or below an established centerline that indicates the need for corrective action.

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