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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channel

Software; Supply chain

The distribution or marketing segmentation of products, customers and geographic areas into common groups that are supplied, serviced and measured in similar ways.

impact analysis

Software; Supply chain

The process of determining the organizational costs and benefits of a proposed alternative.

current ratio

Software; Supply chain

A financial liquidity measure that divides current assets by current liabilities, with higher ratios indicating a more stable short-term position.

kaizen

Software; Supply chain

The Japanese process of continuous improvement using problem-solving and analysis techniques that may include the use of fishbone diagrams, control charts, affinity diagrams and other tools.

covariance

Software; Supply chain

The tendency of two elements (variables) to exhibit similar variances, while not necessarily establishing a cause and effect relationship.

invoice register

Software; Supply chain

A log or report of accounts payable invoices created for a specific batch, vendor, date range or other parameter.

The verification of on-hand inventory quantities by taking an actual count. Often refers to the annual or quarterly process of counting all items, rather than the physical verification of selected ...