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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Pipeline

Software; Supply chain

The backlog of unfilled orders, or of material ready to be or already being processed.

Stockout

Software; Supply chain

The condition when required material is not available for a production, sales or interplant order.

Programme evaluation and review technique (PERT)

Software; Supply chain

A project management system that determines the project finish date by estimating best (shortest), worst (longest) and most likely duration times for activities on the critical path.

User signoff

Software; Supply chain

The formal acceptance of a new process, system or programme by the appropriate end user.

Current asset

Software; Supply chain

Assets normally expected to be converted to cash or consumed during the normal operating business cycle (or one year), which usually includes cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable and ...

A four step quality improvement cycle, based on a process described by Walter Shewhart, that involves continuous improvement based on analysis, design, execution and evaluation. Sometimes referred to ...