Supply Chain Management Glossary

Important definitions and terminologies used in Supply Chain Management

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
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