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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
Decision support system
Software; Supply chain
A system that provides data, structured models and ad-hoc query tools to enable business decision development and analysis.
Lag time
Software; Supply chain
The period of time after processing is complete that a given item is not available for usage due to curing, drying or other requirement that does not involved active use of resources.
Affinity diagram
Software; Supply chain
A process similar to brainstorming in which group participants silently write down ideas which are later gathered and organised into natural categories. Used in situations where the problem may be ...
Advanced shipping notification (ASN)
Software; Supply chain
A message, usually sent through EDI, from a vendor to a customer at the time of the vendor shipment that notifies the customer of the order, item and quantity information. Some customers may refuse ...
Engineering change review board
Software; Supply chain
A cross-functional team that analyses proposed engineering changes for approval or rejection. It normally includes representation from engineering, operations, purchasing, planning, cost accounting ...
Make to order (MTO)
Software; Supply chain
A manufacturing method in which commonly-used raw materials and components may be stocked based on previous demand history, but further processing into higher-level items is not done until receipt of ...
