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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vendor

Software; Supply chain

An external supplier of goods or services.

bolt-on

Software; Supply chain

A third party, specific application designed to enhance or extend a base system through increased functionality.

A scheduling method that begins with a specified start date and moves forward into time to calculate a due or completion date based on the lead time required. It assumes flexibility in the due date, ...

negative inventory

Software; Supply chain

An error condition resulting from a transaction that drives the perpetual inventory below zero. Systems that allow negative inventory usually provide exception reports for cycle counting and ...

analysis of variation (ANOVA)

Software; Supply chain

A statistical method used for a single dependent variable that performs comparisons and tracks the effects of a number of discrete factors (independent variables), each of which may have a number of ...

scalability

Software; Supply chain

The ability of a system to handle increased volume or complexity.

executive sponsor

Software; Supply chain

An executive-level manager who interacts with the project team leader and acts as liaison with other executive staff members in taking high-level responsibility to champion, guide, and monitor a ...