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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

mass production

Software; Supply chain

Large volume production of the same basic product or product line based on the type and timing of demand and facility design and capabilities, which can be for either finished goods or lower level ...

quality function deployment (QFD)

Software; Supply chain

An overall methodology that begins in the design process and attempts to map the customer-defined expectation and definition of quality into the processes and parameters that will fulfill them. It ...

voucher number

Software; Supply chain

An internal number assigned in accounts payable to track and reference one or more invoices.

budget

Software; Supply chain

A planning, control and reporting system that estimates future costs and revenues based on projected operating levels. It provides target spending levels and profit estimation, and allows for interim ...

future reality tree

Software; Supply chain

A cause and effect diagram used in the theory of constraints that models the path and logic used to create positive end states, or desirable effects (DE).

nominal data

Software; Supply chain

Data described by a value that assigns it to a category, but does not provide for a ranking or ordering of the values.

salvage value

Software; Supply chain

The estimated or actual residual value of items no longer able to be used for their original purpose, or at the end of their useful life.

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