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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Supply chain

The calculated reduction of a component inventory balance based on the reported production of a parent item and the quantity of the component used per each parent. A system transaction that may not ...

finite scheduling

Software; Supply chain

Creating production schedules that automatically take resource availability into account. Schedule dates are moved forward or backward in time as far as necessary to stay within prescribed capacity, ...

materials management

Software; Supply chain

The organizational functions responsible for the planning, sourcing, stocking and logistics activities of materials used in the internal and external fulfillment of demand.

rapid prototyping

Software; Supply chain

The process of creating physical models and solid objects from computer aided design (CAD), stereolithography or other specifications. It normally uses a series of layers to build a physical object, ...

what-if analysis

Software; Supply chain

The simulation of the outcome of various scenarios and alternatives when changes to the inputs and parameters is done.

byproduct

Software; Supply chain

An item, automatically generated by the production process of another item, that has value and is inventoried. The byproduct is not scheduled but can be planned as an expected receipt as a result of ...

group technology

Software; Supply chain

The classification of items based on similar production processes and resources required. Used in facility design evaluation and in some scheduling systems.