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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unit of measure conversion

Software; Supply chain

A transaction or report for a specific product that translates its value from one unit of measure into another, as in the conversion of cases specified on a customer order into the planning and ...

A bill of material typically used in process industries that describes an ingredients list required for a batch quantity of the end item, instead of a quantity of one as typically used in discrete ...

fixed cost

Software; Supply chain

Costs that do not change in the short term as a function of changes in production volumes, distribution volumes, labor or machine hours.

military time

Software; Supply chain

The use of a 24-hour clock instead of AM and PM when reporting actual labor or machine time or specifying deliveries.

request for proposal (RFP)

Software; Supply chain

A document used to detail proposed goods or services requirements and invites responses and bids from prospective suppliers.

accounts receivable

Software; Supply chain

A current asset; the expected value to be received from customers for items shipped and services performed but not yet paid for. Also used to refer to the department that applies cash received from ...