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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.

Contributors in Supply chain

Supply chain

cost of sales

Software; Supply chain

Cost of good sold (COGS) for a given sales period, or used in place of COGS in service industries.

inventory usage

Software; Supply chain

The volume of inventory consumed for a given period of time, sometimes broken into demand from recurring requirements and from miscellaneous adjustments not considered as normal, or repeating.

percent complete

Software; Supply chain

The estimated or measured completion status of a process or project used to analyze the probability of meeting a projected date, or in initiating a contracted progress payment.

stock status report

Software; Supply chain

A report of on-hand inventory that may also include days of supply, allocation and availability information.

cost-plus pricing

Software; Supply chain

Pricing goods or services at the documented cost plus an agreed-upon fixed percentage or dollar amount.

inventory valuation

Software; Supply chain

The process of assigning a financial value to on-hand inventory, based on standard cost, first-in, first-out (FIFO), last-in, first-out (LIFO), average list price or other method. The method used is ...

period cost

Software; Supply chain

A cost related to the passage of time rather than product volumes, which may include depreciation, rent, property taxes or insurance.

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