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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Co-product

Software; Supply chain

A product scheduled at the same time as like products due to setup, facility constraints or process optimization considerations.

Interoperable

Software; Supply chain

Products and systems from multiple vendors that can be used together without modification or development of custom interfaces and tools.

Parent

Software; Supply chain

An upper level item that uses a component or material (child).

Continuous replenishment

Software; Supply chain

A method typically used between retailers and distributors or manufacturers that uses point-of-sale inventory and sales data to trigger automatic replenishments, with the vendor assuming ...

Intermediate item

Software; Supply chain

A component or other material processed from its original state but not yet transformed into a finished item.

Overstated

Software; Supply chain

An MPS or other production schedule that contains planned quantities above what can actually be produced due to capacity or material constraints.

Six sigma

Software; Supply chain

A quality measure and improvement programme developed by Motorola that focuses on the control of a process to the point of ± six sigma (standard deviations) from a centerline, or 3.4 defects per ...