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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Supply chain

Demand in the form of booked customer orders and interplant orders (not actual sales). Actual demand is netted against forecasted demand for a given time period to generate requirements for material ...

endogenous variable

Software; Supply chain

A variable caused by one or more variables contained within the model being evaluated.

maintenance costs

Software; Supply chain

1)The costs incurred to support and ensure continued availability of an asset, such as scheduled and unscheduled repairs and support staff. 2) In software agreements the annual fees paid to the ...

project

Software; Supply chain

A related set of activities and milestones with a preset goal and timeframe that is designed as a specific event and not an ongoing process.

value added tax (VAT)

Software; Supply chain

A general consumption tax for the production and distribution of goods and services, added as a percentage charge based on price that reflects the incremental value added by a given activity.

bill of lading (BOL)

Software; Supply chain

A document created for a given shipment that indicates the contents and destination, and forms a contractual basis for claims or resolution with the carrier if required.

flow order

Software; Supply chain

Used in a repetitive manufacturing environment as a cumulative schedule for a production line that is consumed by reported production over a period of time until the order quantity is complete.