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.

Industry: Software

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Supply chain

The dedicated or part-time resources assigned to a project, which include the project leader, functional team leaders, functional team members, technical and consulting support. Ad hoc team members ...

Variable control chart

Software; Supply chain

A chart presenting actual data from quality tests that shows the range, upper and lower limits, and deviation characteristics of a set of observations.

Cutover

Software; Supply chain

The point in time a new system is implemented and the old system is discontinued.

Knowledge management

Software; Supply chain

A system or framework for managing the organisational processes that create, store and distribute knowledge, as defined by its collective data, information and body of experience.

Point-to-multipoint

Software; Supply chain

A communications, logistics or other network in which data travels in a one-way direction from a central point to multiple remote sites.

Sunk cost

Software; Supply chain

A cost already incurred that is not able to be affected by subsequent actions and thus has no relevance in evaluating future decisions.

Planning horizon

Software; Supply chain

The length of time into the future planning systems generate requirements and messages. The horizon should be at least as far out as the single longest cumulative lead time for any item in the ...