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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Warehouse management system (WMS)

Software; Supply chain

An integrated set of system functions designed to manage the locating, putaway, movement, picking and cycle count/inventory verification activities of a warehouse or distribution center. It normally ...

Depreciation

Software; Supply chain

A charge against earnings that does not involve a cash payment for the writeoff of the cost of an asset less salvage value over its estimated useful life. A variety of depreciation methods have been ...

Lean manufacturing

Software; Supply chain

A overall methodology that seeks to minimise the resources required for production by eliminating waste (non-value added activities) that inflate costs, lead times and inventory requirements, and ...

Predefined query

Software; Supply chain

A report writer or other query constructed at a previous time on an ad hoc basis and saved for later use.

Time fence

Software; Supply chain

A specific date used as a boundary for policy changes in a planning or other system. A policy that seeks to stabilise the master production schedule may prohibit changes to the existing schedule ...

Annualised

Software; Supply chain

Short term or current period data used to project results for a hypothetical full year that philtres out seasonality and abnormalities.

Manufacturing resource planning (MRPII)

Software; Supply chain

The extension of closed-loop MRP that includes and integrates financial and simulation systems. It includes all organisational functions related to long-term strategic and business planning, demand ...