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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
Order pooling
Software; Supply chain
The combination of multiple orders for picking and loading, based on destination, size, priority and other parameters.
Setup time
Software; Supply chain
The total time required to change settings and tooling from one production run to another. minimising setup time is a key factor in reducing lot sizes and thus lead time, and has the goal of ...
Computerised maintenance management system (CMMS)
Software; Supply chain
Computer systems that schedule, track and monitor maintenance activities and provide cost, component item, tooling, personnel and other reporting data and history. CMMS systems can often be ...
Independent variable
Software; Supply chain
A variable created as an input or predictor used in a model to generate the outcome (the dependent variable).
Order release
Software; Supply chain
The time and process required to evaluate requirements, create orders in a system and notify the source of supply.
Shop calendar
Software; Supply chain
The definition of operating or working days available for material and capacity planning, production order release and execution.
Concurrent engineering
Software; Supply chain
A product and process design methodology that includes simultaneous participation by engineering, operations, accounting, planning, customers, vendors and other functions. The goal is to reduce ...
