Supply Chain Management Glossary

A

• ABC Analysis in Supply Chain Management
• ABC Classification in Supply Chain Management
• Active Inventory in Supply Chain Management
• Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) in Supply Chain Management
• Agency theory (AT) in Supply Chain Management
• Aggregate Inventory Management in Supply Chain Management
• Agile Supply Chain in Supply Chain Management
• All-Time Order in Supply Chain Management
• All-Time Requirement in Supply Chain Management
• All-Time Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Allocated Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Anticipation Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Articles of Association in Supply Chain Management
• Availability in Supply Chain Management
• Available Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Available to Promise (ATP) in Supply Chain Management
• Available-to-promise (ATP) in Supply Chain Management

B

• Backflushing in Supply Chain Management
• Backhaul in Supply Chain Management
• Backorder in Supply Chain Management
• Backordering in Supply Chain Management
• Bar Code in Supply Chain Management
• Batch Number in Supply Chain Management
• Benchmarking in Supply Chain Management
• Bill of Lading in Supply Chain Management
• Bill of Material in Supply Chain Management
• BOM (Bill of Materials) in Supply Chain Management
• Buffer Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Build Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Build to Order in Supply Chain Management
• Bullwhip Effect in Supply Chain Management

C

• Capacity Planning in Supply Chain Management
• Carrier in Supply Chain Management
• Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time in Supply Chain Management
• Category Management in Supply Chain Management
• CFR – Cost and Freight in Supply Chain Management
• CIF – Cost, Insurance and Freight in Supply Chain Management
• CIP in Supply Chain Management
• Co-Managed Inventory (CMI) in Supply Chain Management
• Co-Managed Inventory in Supply Chain Management
• Cold Chain Management in Supply Chain Management
• Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) in Supply Chain Management
• Collaborative Supply Chain in Supply Chain Management
• Component in Supply Chain Management
• Component Part in Supply Chain Management
• Composite Delivery A multi-temperature distribution centre in Supply Chain Management
• Consignment Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Consolidation Centres / Depots in Supply Chain Management
• Consolidation in Supply Chain Management
• Consumable in Supply Chain Management
• Continuous Improvement in Supply Chain Management
• Contract Manufacturing in Supply Chain Management
• Cost to Serve in Supply Chain Management
• CPT – Carriage Paid To in Supply Chain Management
• Cross Docking in Supply Chain Management
• Cross-Docking in Supply Chain Management
• Cross-functional Team in Supply Chain Management
• Customer relationship management (CRM) in Supply Chain Management
• Customer service management process in Supply Chain Management
• Cycle Time in Supply Chain Management

D

• DAF – Delivered at Frontier in Supply Chain Management
• DDMRP (Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning) in Supply Chain Management
• DDP – Delivered Duty Paid in Supply Chain Management
• DDU – Delivered Duty Unpaid in Supply Chain Management
• De-Coupling Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Deduct Point in Supply Chain Management
• Delivery Performance in Supply Chain Management
• Demand Driven Supply Chains in Supply Chain Management
• Demand Forecast in Supply Chain Management
• Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain Management
• Demand Planning in Supply Chain Management
• Demand Satisfaction Rate in Supply Chain Management
• Denomination of Quantity in Supply Chain Management
• Dependent Demand in Supply Chain Management
• DEQ – Delivered Ex Quay (Duty Paid) in Supply Chain Management
• DES – Delivered Ex Ship in Supply Chain Management
• Deterministic Analytical Models in Supply Chain Management
• Deterministic Inventory Control Models in Supply Chain Management
• Direct Store Delivery (DSD) in Supply Chain Management
• Distribution Center in Supply Chain Management
• Distribution Requirement Planning DRPI in Supply Chain Management
• Distribution Resource Planning DRPII in Supply Chain Management
• Dock Appointment Scheduling in Supply Chain Management
• Dock-to-Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Drop Points in Supply Chain Management
• Dropshipping in Supply Chain Management
• DSD (Direct Store Delivery) in Supply Chain Management

E

• Economic Order Interval (EOI) in Supply Chain Management
• Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) in Supply Chain Management
• Economic Stock in Supply Chain Management
• EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) in Supply Chain Management
• Effective Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) in Supply Chain Management
• Eighty-Twenty Rule in Supply Chain Management
• Electronic Commerce (E Commerce) in Supply Chain Management
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in Supply Chain Management
• Enterprise Requirement Planning (ERP) in Supply Chain Management
• ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) in Supply Chain Management
• European Article Numbering (EAN) in Supply Chain Management
• Excess Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Expression Of Interest (EOI) in Supply Chain Management
• EXW – Ex Works in Supply Chain Management

F

• Factory Gate Pricing in Supply Chain Management
• Family Group in Supply Chain Management
• FAS – Free Alongside Ship in Supply Chain Management
• FCA – Free Carrier in Supply Chain Management
• FIFO (First In, First Out) in Supply Chain Management
• Fill Rate in Supply Chain Management
• Finished Goods in Supply Chain Management
• Finished Goods Stock in Supply Chain Management
• First Pick Ratio in Supply Chain Management
• FOB in Supply Chain Management
• Freight Forwarder in Supply Chain Management
• Fulfillment in Supply Chain Management

G

• Global Distribution Network in Supply Chain Management
• Global Sourcing in Supply Chain Management
• Global Supply-Chain Finance in Supply Chain Management
• Global Trade Compliance in Supply Chain Management

I

• In Process Goods in Supply Chain Management
• Inactive Inventory in Supply Chain Management
• Inbound Logistics in Supply Chain Management
• Inco Terms in Supply Chain Management
• Incoterms (International Commercial Terms) in Supply Chain Management
• Independent Demand in Supply Chain Management
• Intermediary in Supply Chain Management
• Intermediate Product in Supply Chain Management
• Intermediate Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Intermodal Transportation in Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Control in Supply Chain Management
• Inventory in Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Management in Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Modeling in Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Policy in Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Process in Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Records in Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Shrinkage in Supply Chain Management
• Inventory Usage in Supply Chain Management
• ISO 9001 in Supply Chain Management
• Issue List in Supply Chain Management
• Issue Tickets in Supply Chain Management
• Issuing Documents in Supply Chain Management
• Item in Supply Chain Management
• Item Number in Supply Chain Management

J

• JIT (Just-in-Time) in Supply Chain Management
• Just-in-Case in Supply Chain Management
• Just-in-time (JIT) in Supply Chain Management
• Just-in-Time JIT in Supply Chain Management

K

• Kanban in Supply Chain Management
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in Supply Chain Management
• Knowledge-based view (KBV) in Supply Chain Management

L

• Lead Time in Supply Chain Management
• Lean Manufacturing in Supply Chain Management
• Lean Warehousing in Supply Chain Management
• Location Checking in Supply Chain Management
• Logistics in Supply Chain Management
• Lost Sales in Supply Chain Management
• Lot Number in Supply Chain Management

M

• Make to Order in Supply Chain Management
• Make to Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Make-or-Buy Decision in Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing Critical-path Time (MCT) in Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing flow management process in Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) in Supply Chain Management
• Market size in Supply Chain Management
• Master Production Schedule (MPS) in Supply Chain Management
• Material Planning in Supply Chain Management
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP I) in Supply Chain Management
• Material requirements planning (MRP) in Supply Chain Management
• Materials Logistics Management in Supply Chain Management
• Materials Management in Supply Chain Management
• Matrix Bar Code in Supply Chain Management
• Maximum Order in Supply Chain Management
• Maximum Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Minimum Order in Supply Chain Management
• Minimum Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Multichannel Distribution in Supply Chain Management

O

• Obsolescent Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Obsolete Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Off Shoring in Supply Chain Management
• Off the Shelf Satisfaction in Supply Chain Management
• Offshoring in Supply Chain Management
• On-hand Balance in Supply Chain Management
• On-time Delivery in Supply Chain Management
• Opening Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Order Fulfillment in Supply Chain Management
• Order Lead Time in Supply Chain Management
• Order Management in Supply Chain Management
• Order Picking in Supply Chain Management
• Order Point Inventory System in Supply Chain Management
• Organizational structure in Supply Chain Management
• Outsourced in Supply Chain Management
• Outsourcing in Supply Chain Management
• Outsourcing/partnerships in Supply Chain Management

P

• Packaging and Labeling in Supply Chain Management
• Packaging Optimization in Supply Chain Management
• Parent Part in Supply Chain Management
• Pareto Principle in Supply Chain Management
• Part Number in Supply Chain Management
• Perfect Order Fulfillment in Supply Chain Management
• Performance measurement in Supply Chain Management
• Performance Metrics in Supply Chain Management
• Periodic Inventory in Supply Chain Management
• Perpetual Inventory System in Supply Chain Management
• Physical distribution in Supply Chain Management
• Pick Face in Supply Chain Management
• Pick-and-Pack in Supply Chain Management
• Picking List in Supply Chain Management
• Pipeline Stocks in Supply Chain Management
• Point of Sale (POS) in Supply Chain Management
• Primary Freight (Strategy) in Supply Chain Management
• Primary Transport in Supply Chain Management
• Probabilistic (or Stochastic) Inventory Control in Supply Chain Management
• Procurement in Supply Chain Management
• Procurement process in Supply Chain Management
• Product Group in Supply Chain Management
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) in Supply Chain Management
• Production Control in Supply Chain Management
• Production Lead Time in Supply Chain Management
• Production Planning in Supply Chain Management
• Proof of Delivery (POD) in Supply Chain Management
• Pull System in Supply Chain Management
• Purchase Price in Supply Chain Management
• Purchasing Lead Time (PLT) in Supply Chain Management
• Purchasing Price in Supply Chain Management
• Push System in Supply Chain Management
• Put Away Rules in Supply Chain Management

Q

• QRM Cell in Supply Chain Management
• Quality Assurance in Supply Chain Management
• Quality Control in Supply Chain Management
• Quality Management System (QMS) in Supply Chain Management
• Quarantine Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Quick Response Manufacturing in Supply Chain Management

R

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Supply Chain Management
• Random Sample Cycle Counting in Supply Chain Management
• Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured Parts (RAMP) in Supply Chain Management
• Raw Material in Supply Chain Management
• Raw Materials in Supply Chain Management
• Re-Order Level (ROL) (or Re-Order Point – ROP) in Supply Chain Management
• Re-Order Quantity, Replenishment Order Quantity in Supply Chain Management
• Redundant Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Supply Chain Management
• Reorder Costs in Supply Chain Management
• Reorder Point in Supply Chain Management
• Repair Period (RP) in Supply Chain Management
• Repair Turn Round Time (RTRT) in Supply Chain Management
• Repairable Item in Supply Chain Management
• Repairable Period (RP) in Supply Chain Management
• Replenish to Demand in Supply Chain Management
• Replenishment in Supply Chain Management
• Replenishment Lead-time in Supply Chain Management
• Reshoring in Supply Chain Management
• Resource-Based View Theory in Supply Chain Management
• Retail Buying Alignment in Supply Chain Management
• Reverse Auction in Supply Chain Management
• Reverse Logistics in Supply Chain Management
• Reverse supply chain in Supply Chain Management
• Review Interval in Supply Chain Management
• Risk Assessment in Supply Chain Management
• Root Cause Analysis in Supply Chain Management
• Rotable in Supply Chain Management
• Rounding Order Quantity in Supply Chain Management
• Routing in Supply Chain Management

S

• Safety Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) in Supply Chain Management
• Sales Forecast in Supply Chain Management
• Sample Stability in Supply Chain Management
• Seasonal Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Seasonality in Supply Chain Management
• Secondary Transport in Supply Chain Management
• Selective inventory Control in Supply Chain Management
• Service Differentiation in Supply Chain Management
• Shelf-ready packaging (SRP) in Supply Chain Management
• Six Sigma in Supply Chain Management
• SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) in Supply Chain Management
• SKU Rationalization in Supply Chain Management
• Slotting in Supply Chain Management
• Stochastic Analytical Models in Supply Chain Management
• Stock Rotation in Supply Chain Management
• Stock Site in Supply Chain Management
• Stock Turn in Supply Chain Management
• Stock Turnover (or Stock Turn) in Supply Chain Management
• Stock Types in Supply Chain Management
• Stock Valuation in Supply Chain Management
• Stockout in Supply Chain Management
• Stocktaking in Supply Chain Management
• Strategic choice theory (SCT) in Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Analytics in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Business Process Integration in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Collaboration in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Disruption in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Integration in Supply Chain Management
• Supply chain management 2.0 in Supply Chain Management
• Supply chain management as a service in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Management in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Modeling in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Optimization in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Risk Management in Supply Chain Management
• Supply chain sustainability in Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Visibility in Supply Chain Management
• Supply-Chain in Supply Chain Management
• Supply-Chain Management (SCM) in Supply Chain Management
• Sustainable SCM in Supply Chain Management
• Sustainable Supply Chain in Supply Chain Management
• Systems theory (ST) in Supply Chain Management

T

• Takt Time in Supply Chain Management
• Theory of Constraints in Supply Chain Management
• Time to Serve in Supply Chain Management
• TMS (Transportation Management System) in Supply Chain Management
• Total Acquisition Cost (TAQ) in Supply Chain Management
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in Supply Chain Management
• Total Lead-time in Supply Chain Management
• Total Quality Management (TQM) in Supply Chain Management
• Total Quality Management in Supply Chain Management
• Traceability in Supply Chain Management
• Trade-off Analysis in Supply Chain Management
• Transaction in Supply Chain Management
• Transit Time in Supply Chain Management
• Turn Around Time (TAT) in Supply Chain Management
• Two Dimensional Bar Code (2D Bar Code) in Supply Chain Management

U

• Unit Cost in Supply Chain Management
• Unit in Supply Chain Management
• Unit of Measure in Supply Chain Management

V

• Value Stream Mapping in Supply Chain Management
• Vendor Hub in Supply Chain Management
• Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) in Supply Chain Management
• Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) in Supply Chain Management

W

• Warehouse Layout Optimization in Supply Chain Management
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) in Supply Chain Management
• Warehousing management in Supply Chain Management
• Wiggle Factor in Supply Chain Management
• Work in Progress Stock in Supply Chain Management
• Work in Progress WIP in Supply Chain Management
• Work-in-Progress (WIP) in Supply Chain Management
• Working Stock in Supply Chain Management

X

• X12 in Supply Chain Management

Y

• Yard Management System (YMS) in Supply Chain Management
• Yield Management in Supply Chain Management

Z

• Z-Chart (Z-Score) in Supply Chain Management
• Zero Inventories in Supply Chain Management
• Zero Inventory in Supply Chain Management