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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

minimum inventory level

Software; Supply chain

The lowest desired amount of inventory, used by planning systems to generate replenishments that will keep projected on-hand at that level or higher.

requirements definition

Software; Supply chain

The documentation for a new or proposed system that states design strategy, provided functionality, source of inputs and audience or target user base, and may state performance or other targets. An ...

acknowledgement

Software; Supply chain

Documentation from a vendor to a customer that verifies receipt of an order and associated date, quantity, item and terms information.

efficiency

Software; Supply chain

A performance measurement that tracks actual vs. expected resource usage for a given volume or output. If labor costs for a given period are higher than expected, it could be due to: 1) a labor ...

low level code

Software; Supply chain

A numerical code that specifies the lowest level a given item exists on any bill of material in the system. MRP processing logic gathers gross requirements from all successively-lower levels in the ...

professional services automation (PSA)

Software; Supply chain

Systems and software that support organizations or departments that engage in consulting, legal or other skill-based services by providing timesheet, billing, project status, knowledge base and other ...

unplanned issue

Software; Supply chain

Issues to production orders not originally specified on the pick slip that indicate usage variances, bill of material errors or process changes.

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