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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

indented bill of material

Software; Supply chain

A multiple-level bill of material listing the end item at the far left side (often noted as level 0), with the immediate lower level (1) components indented one place to the right. Items used in the ...

order pooling

Software; Supply chain

The combination of multiple orders for picking and loading, based on destination, size, priority and other parameters.

single level backflush

Software; Supply chain

The deduction from inventory of only the immediate components when production of the parent is reported, as opposed to also backflushing successively-lower levels of components.

computer-based training (CBT)

Software; Supply chain

Software programs that provide self-paced student instruction, tests and learning feedback with no or only periodic involvement by an instructor.

indented where-used

Software; Supply chain

A multiple-level where-used that lists bottom-level components at the far left side, and indents the next-higher level parent of each one place to the right. Each higher-level parent is indented one ...

single level pegging

Software; Supply chain

Tracing the source of requirements only to the immediate next higher level, as opposed to full pegging which traces through all higher levels to the end item demand.

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