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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electronic data interchange (EDI)

Software; Supply chain

The electronic transfer of order and transfer information between trading partners on the same system, that uses a predefined, standard message format for order receipt, order release, advanced ...

machine center

Software; Supply chain

A work center composed of a set of machines that process a common group of products and is considered as a single resource for routing definition and capacity planning.

profit center

Software; Supply chain

A organizational unit or department designated as a separate entity for purposes of revenue generation and cost collection, with decision-making capabilities to affect both processes.

usage-based pricing

Software; Supply chain

Pricing a service or item based on its consumption or usage, rather than a flat rate for a given service or period of time.

Systems or functions that exhibit the highest level of performance in their class. Tradeoffs occur in multiple-function systems when the costs of integrating several systems offset the benefits of ...

fixed overhead

Software; Supply chain

Overhead costs incurred in support of the manufacturing process that can not be directly allocated to specific items, and do not vary with production changes as do direct material and labor costs.

miscellaneous issue

Software; Supply chain

An issue from stock for a non-production use, such as marketing samples, engineering test, etc. that is usually charged to that department and not included in demand history calculations.