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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time-based competition

Software; Supply chain

A corporate strategy that has identified a focus on time as providing a competitive edge due to its value by the customer. It may assume no advantage in product or quality characteristics while ...

days sales outstanding (DSO)

Software; Supply chain

The measure of an organization's collection period and ability to turn sales into cash, as measured by total period accounts receivable divided by total period sales, times number of days in period.

labor utilization

Software; Supply chain

The measure of the labor hours recorded against production activities vs. the hours available or scheduled for a given period.

predefined query

Software; Supply chain

A report writer or other query constructed at a previous time on an ad hoc basis and saved for later use.

time fence

Software; Supply chain

A specific date used as a boundary for policy changes in a planning or other system. A policy that seeks to stabilize the master production schedule may prohibit changes to the existing schedule ...