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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wedge reader

Software; Supply chain

A data collection device where a magnetic card is swiped, or pulled, through a slot in the middle.

Techniques that specify the steps, control points and resources involved in current state business processes, identify desired changes and risk/reward tradeoffs, and create the methods to implement ...

gross requirement

Software; Supply chain

Demand for an item before netting against on-hand inventory and scheduled receipts.

normal distribution

Software; Supply chain

The frequency of a data distribution simulating a bell-shaped curve that is symmetrical around the mean and exhibits an equal chance of a data point being above or below the mean. (syn: Gaussian ...

scrap

Software; Supply chain

Material designated as obsolete or out-of-specification that will be disposed of in its current state.

backfill scheduling

Software; Supply chain

Scheduling small, short-run production jobs using fixed duration or stop-time parameters that use idle or underutilized resources and can be run without delaying the start of priority jobs. Typically ...

finite capacity planning

Software; Supply chain

Capacity planning systems that stay within defined capacity limits when loading proposed production schedules against resources. Finite systems rearrange the initial dates for planned and open ...