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

Capacity planning methods that load requirements based on the planned or scheduled date and do not rearrange them if capacity is not available. Infinite capacity systems show over or under conditions ...

Outbound logistics

Software; Supply chain

The processes and network used to pick, ship, track and store if necessary items ordered by customers, distribution centres and other supply chain partners.

Shop packet

Software; Supply chain

A printed set of documents generated for a specific production order that often includes the bill of material, routing, pick slip, work instructions, production and labour reporting tickets, move ...

Configuration management

Software; Supply chain

The lifecycle management of a product and/or process that includes design, ordering, shipping, customer usage and service or warranty repair history to ensure conformance to the desired ...

Ingredient

Software; Supply chain

A term often used in process industries in place of component. An ingredients list is equivalent to a bill of material.

Out of sequence

Software; Supply chain

A production operation or project task begun before its predecessor has been started, as in activities reported against operation 40 on a routing when operation 20 and 30 have not been reported ...

Shortage report

Software; Supply chain

A list of components or finished goods not available to meet requirements for production or purchase orders. Normally a report that nets available quantities against required, and does not provide a ...