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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
machine load report
Software; Supply chain
A report of demand for a given machine or machine center by production orders released to the floor, that normally compares load and capacity in terms of hours or units, and identifies the orders ...
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
Software; Supply chain
A project management system that determines the project finish date by estimating best (shortest), worst (longest) and most likely duration times for activities on the critical path.
user signoff
Software; Supply chain
The formal acceptance of a new process, system or program by the appropriate end user.
beta test
Software; Supply chain
A software version released to a limited population of users for functionality and bug test evaluation before the final release to the general user base.
flexible budget
Software; Supply chain
A budget that presents projected costs and revenues over a range of production, sales or distribution volumes.
mixed-mode manufacturing
Software; Supply chain
An environment that uses a combination of discrete, repetitive or process manufacturing instead of only one type. A company may produce major lower level subassemblies in high volumes using ...
resource driver
Software; Supply chain
In activity based costing (ABC), the tie between a resource and the activities that consume it that allows the assignment of costs.
