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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Quote

Software; Supply chain

A specific determination of the cost, timing, description & terms associated with a projected good or service to be provided by a supplier to a customer. A quote is normally valid for a certain ...

A physically or logically segregated area within a warehouse defined by the type of material it contains (bulk or rack storage, hazardous material, etc.) or the division of equipment and personnel ...

Application software

Software; Supply chain

Software written to provide manufacturing, financial, distribution or support functions (as opposed to systems software that regulates the operation of hardware and network systems).

External setup

Software; Supply chain

Activities that setup or prepare production equipment for the next job while the equipment is still processing the current job. External activities avoid setup downtime, as opposed to internal setup ...

Margin exception reporting

Software; Supply chain

Features in order entry systems that compare line item prices to standard costs and flag instances that violate a predefined margin percentage.

Random location

Software; Supply chain

A stocking location chosen on an as-needed basis and not preassigned to a specific product. Random locations may be used in addition to the primary location when required by seasonal fluctuations.

Wave picking

Software; Supply chain

A warehouse order picking scheme in which all zones are picked at the same time as required to fill multiple item requirements for a given order or destination.