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.

Industry: Software

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bill of material (BOM)

Software; Supply chain

A structured list of the items used in making a parent assembly that reflects the actual production process in terms of timing and quantities consumed. It is constructed in conjunction with the ...

flow process

Software; Supply chain

A process manufacturing environment where material moves in a continuous stream instead of a discrete batch.

move time

Software; Supply chain

The portion of total lead time an item is being moved from one department or operation to another.

return on assets (ROA)

Software; Supply chain

The ratio of operating income divided by total assets employed that indicates the relative operating efficiency of an organization.

ad hoc query

Software; Supply chain

A report or inquiry constructed as required that accesses data files and fields selected at the time of creation. A decision support tool that may be saved and run again in the future (as a ...

engineering change order (ECO)

Software; Supply chain

A formal document that has been signed off by the affected departments and authorizes product definition changes to a drawing, bill of material or routing. It often ties to system planning, ...

The process used to track actual maintenance history, monitor equipment status and schedule expected maintenance prior to the occurrence of a problem. It should be integrated with the systems used to ...