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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Supply chain

1) In business operations, the strategy of controlling the sources of supply such as vendors and components (backward integration) or the methods of distribution (forward integration). 2) In systems ...

Overhead

Software; Supply chain

Business operating costs that can not be meaningfully or economically traced to specific products or services, which include manufacturing overhead, selling expenses, general and administrative ...

Simulation

Software; Supply chain

The use of models and logic tools to test the outcomes of a proposed group of inputs and processes, prior to or in place of their implementation in a live system.

Contact management

Software; Supply chain

Systems that track interaction between a sales force and customers or prospects, supply chain partners, or other relationships. Functions usually include call date tracking, notes files, followup ...

Intellectual property

Software; Supply chain

An intangible asset, considered to have value in a market, based on unique or original human knowledge and intellect. Intellectual property may or may not be associated with a patent or copyright.

Overhead rate

Software; Supply chain

A percentage or fixed-dollar amount that allocates department or product overhead expenses to production on a labour hour, machine hour, labour dollar, material dollar or unit basis. Higher overhead ...

Smoothing constant

Software; Supply chain

The number used in exponential smoothing models to give the most recent period a different weight than the previous periods. (syn: alpha smoothing factor)