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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application software

Software; Supply chain

Software written to provide manufacturing, financial, distribution or support functions (as opposed to systems software that regulates the operation of hardware and network systems).

Activities that setup or prepare production equipment for the next job while the equipment is still processing the current job. External activities avoid setup downtime, as opposed to internal setup ...

margin exception reporting

Software; Supply chain

Features in order entry systems that compare line item prices to standard costs and flag instances that violate a predefined margin percentage.

push system

Software; Supply chain

A system where the production and movement of inventory items is determined by a preexisting schedule that authorizes a material issue or transfer, or the start of a production operation. The using ...

visibility

Software; Supply chain

The degree of insight into future requirements, or the key factors that will impact system performance.

break-even analysis

Software; Supply chain

An examination of changes in fixed and variable costs based on varying revenue and production levels that identifies a break-even point where revenues are equal to costs. It highlights the profit ...