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

A set of marketing and sales activities attached to a specific advertisement, campaign or trade show that offers a discount or other incentive based on a time frame or use of a designated code. Sales ...

Cycle redundancy cheque

Software; Supply chain

A software feature that verifies that a given assembly item number is not produced from the same item number, which creates an error condition in many systems.

Lumpy demand

Software; Supply chain

Demand that is uneven in terms of timing and quantity variations, and may require more investment in inventory or a longer response time than predictable, even demand.

Variable lead time

Software; Supply chain

Lead time for a manufactured or purchased item that varies due to changes in quantity or process constraints.

Labour work centre

Software; Supply chain

A work centre where the specified capacity is constrained by labour availability instead of machine availability.

Synchronise

Software; Supply chain

To bring to the same level, rate or status, as in the synchronisation of linked production resources to the same timing and volume, or in distributing the same set of data to remote databases.

Maintenance, repair, operating (MRO) items

Software; Supply chain

Items such as maintenance supplies, equipment repair parts, etc. that support the operating process and are not issued to production orders or included in product standard cost.