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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pattern detection

Software; Supply chain

Elements in measurement and decision support systems that identify recurring relationships and distributions of data in a given set.

stockkeeping unit (SKU)

Software; Supply chain

The combination of a specific item and a specific physical location, as in part number A stocked in warehouse B.

In activity-based costing, the beneficiary or reason for performing an activity. The object itself (a product, service, department or other entity) does not directly create the cost but requires an ...

inventory revaluation

Software; Supply chain

The function of assigning a new cost valuation to on-hand inventory, based on a standards change or other determination of a change in its future worth.

paypoint

Software; Supply chain

The operations in a routing used to report production and/or labor. Quantities reported at paypoints are backflushed into previous non-paypoint operations, which may be listed on a routing but are ...

stock order

Software; Supply chain

A production order used to replenish inventory to the desired level, as opposed to a requirement for a specific customer order.

cost of goods sold (COGS)

Software; Supply chain

The costs associated with the design and manufacture of a product such as direct material, direct labor and allocated overhead. They do not include selling and general administrative costs.