Material Management Glossary

A

• ABC Analysis in Material Management
• ABC classification in Material Management
• Acceptance Sampling Plans in Material Management
• Accounting System in Material Management
• Activity-Based Costing in Material Management
• Advance Payment in Material Management
• Asset tracking in Material Management
• Audit Committee in Material Management
• Automatic Procurement Items in Material Management

B

• Backorder in Material Management
• Bankruptcy in Material Management
• Barcode scanning in Material Management
• Batch control in Material Management
• Best Practices in Material Management
• Bill of lading (BOL) in Material Management
• Bill of materials (BOM) in Material Management
• Blockholder in Material Management
• Board Diversity in Material Management
• Board Evaluation in Material Management
• Board Handbook in Material Management
• Board of Directors in Material Management
• Board Pack in Material Management
• Board Structure in Material Management
• Board Succession Plan in Material Management
• Business Judgment Rule in Material Management
• Business Model in Material Management
• Busy Board in Material Management
• Busy Director in Material Management
• Bylaw in Material Management

C

• Capacity planning in Material Management
• Capacity utilization in Material Management
• Carrier selection in Material Management
• Chairman of the Board in Material Management
• Check-Box Mentality in Material Management
• Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Material Management
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Material Management
• Chief Governance Officer (CGO) in Material Management
• Civil Law in Material Management
• Co-Determination in Material Management
• Code of Best Practices in Material Management
• Code of Conduct in Material Management
• Codification / Cataloguing in Material Management
• Common Law in Material Management
• Company Secretary in Material Management
• Compensation Benchmarking in Material Management
• Compensation Committee in Material Management
• Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) in Material Management
• Compliance in Material Management
• Compliance Risk in Material Management
• Comply or Explain in Material Management
• Conflict of Interest in Material Management
• Conflict of Loyalty in Material Management
• Consignment inventory in Material Management
• Consolidated Financial Statements in Material Management
• Consolidated Management Statements in Material Management
• Constitution in Material Management
• Contract management in Material Management
• Contract manufacturing in Material Management
• Control Mechanism (Internal Controls) in Material Management
• Corporate Actions in Material Management
• Corporate Governance in Material Management
• corporate governance radar chart in Material Management
• Corporate Governance Rating in Material Management
• Corporate Law in Material Management
• Corporate Monitors in Material Management
• Corporate Performance Management (CPM) in Material Management
• Corporate Plans in Material Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Material Management
• Corporate Strategy in Material Management
• Cost control in Material Management
• Cross-docking in Material Management
• Cumulative Voting in Material Management
• Custodian in Material Management
• Cycle counting in Material Management

D

• Deadstock in Material Management
• Delegated Authority in Material Management
• Demand forecasting in Material Management
• Demand planning in Material Management
• Demand variability in Material Management
• Director in Material Management
• Director Indemnification in Material Management
• Discrepancy management in Material Management
• Distribution management in Material Management
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Material Management
• Dock appointment scheduling in Material Management
• Dock-to-stock in Material Management
• Drag-Along Rights in Material Management
• Dual-Class Shares in Material Management
• Duty of Care in Material Management

E

• E-Procurement in Material Management
• Earnings Management in Material Management
• Economic batch quantity in Material Management
• Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) in Material Management
• Economic value added (EVA) in Material Management
• Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) in Material Management
• Excess inventory in Material Management
• Excise Documentation in Material Management
• Executive Remuneration (Executive Compensation) in Material Management
• Executive Session in Material Management
• Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) in Material Management

F

• Fiduciary Duty in Material Management
• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in Material Management
• Financial Restatement in Material Management
• Financial Risk in Material Management
• First-in, first-out (FIFO) in Material Management
• Forecasting techniques in Material Management
• Foreign Exchange Regulation in Material Management
• Freight forwarding in Material Management

G

• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in Material Management
• Golden Handcuff (Golden Handshakes) in Material Management
• Good Faith in Material Management
• Governance Code in Material Management
• Governance Committee in Material Management
• Governance Model in Material Management
• Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) in Material Management
• Governing Document in Material Management
• Green logistics in Material Management

H

• Hazardous materials handling in Material Management
• Hostile Takeover in Material Management

I

• Import and Export Documentation in Material Management
• In-transit visibility in Material Management
• Incoming Materials Control in Material Management
• Incoterms in Material Management
• Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) in Material Management
• Insider Trading in Material Management
• Inspection criteria in Material Management
• Integrity in Material Management
• Interlocked Boards in Material Management
• Internal Audit in Material Management
• Inventory accuracy in Material Management
• Inventory Control in Material Management
• Inventory management in Material Management
• Investor Relations (IR) in Material Management

J

• JIT in Material Management
• Job sequencing in Material Management
• Just-in-time (JIT) in Material Management

K

• Kaizen in Material Management
• Kanban in Material Management
• Kanban system in Material Management
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in Material Management

L

• Lead Independent (Presiding) Director in Material Management
• Lead time in Material Management
• Lead time variability in Material Management
• Lean manufacturing in Material Management
• Legal Entity in Material Management
• Limited Company (LC) in Material Management
• Limited Liability Company (LLC) in Material Management
• Logistics management in Material Management
• Long-Term Incentives in Material Management

M

• Majority Voting in Material Management
• Make-to-order (MTO) in Material Management
• Make-to-stock (MTS) in Material Management
• Malfeasance in Material Management
• Management Board in Material Management
• Management Entrenchment in Material Management
• Management Reporting in Material Management
• Material flow analysis in Material Management
• Material handling in Material Management
• Material Information in Material Management
• Material requirements planning (MRP) in Material Management
• Material resource planning (MRP II) in Material Management
• Materials handling equipment in Material Management
• Materials Management in Material Management
• Materials requisition in Material Management
• Memorandum of Association in Material Management
• Minimum order quantity (MOQ) in Material Management
• Moral Compass in Material Management

N

• Negligence in Material Management
• Nominating and Governance Committee in Material Management
• Non-Binding Vote in Material Management
• Non-Shareholder Interests in Material Management

O

• Observer (Advisory) Directors in Material Management
• Obsolescence management in Material Management
• Open-to-buy (OTB) in Material Management
• Operational Risk in Material Management
• Operational Succession Plan in Material Management
• Order accuracy in Material Management
• Order fulfillment in Material Management
• Order management in Material Management
• Order picking in Material Management
• Order picking system in Material Management
• Order processing in Material Management
• Order status tracking in Material Management
• Outsourcing in Material Management
• Overstock in Material Management

P

• Packaging and labeling in Material Management
• Packaging optimization in Material Management
• Part numbering system in Material Management
• Pay for Performance in Material Management
• Peer Group in Material Management
• Performance metrics in Material Management
• Performance Units (Shares) in Material Management
• Performance-Vested Options in Material Management
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• Preferred Stock (Shares) in Material Management
• Pricing Objectives in Material Management
• Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) in Material Management
• Principles-Based Accounting Standards in Material Management
• Procurement in Material Management
• Product lifecycle management (PLM) in Material Management
• Product serialization in Material Management
• Production planning in Material Management
• Professional Director in Material Management
• Protected Disclosure in Material Management
• Proxy Access in Material Management
• Proxy Contest (Proxy Fight) in Material Management
• Purchase order (PO) in Material Management
• Purchasing Procedures in Material Management
• Purchasing Systems in Material Management

Q

• Quality assurance in Material Management
• Quality control in Material Management
• Quality inspection in Material Management
• Quality management system (QMS) in Material Management

R

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Material Management
• Raw material inventory in Material Management
• Receiving and inspection in Material Management
• Recourse in Material Management
• Register of Directors’ Interests in Material Management
• Regulatory Reporting in Material Management
• Reorder point in Material Management
• Replenishment lead time in Material Management
• Replenishment planning in Material Management
• Reputation in Material Management
• Reputational Risk (Reputational Damage) in Material Management
• Resilience in Material Management
• Restricted Stock in Material Management
• Return merchandise authorization (RMA) in Material Management
• Reverse logistics in Material Management
• RFID tracking in Material Management
• Risk Culture in Material Management
• Risk in Material Management
• Risk Management in Material Management
• Risk Tolerance in Material Management
• Rules-Based Accounting Standards in Material Management

S

• Safety data sheets (SDS) in Material Management
• Safety stock in Material Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) in Material Management
• Scrap management in Material Management
• Self Interest in Material Management
• Service level agreement (SLA) in Material Management
• Service level metrics in Material Management
• Severance Agreement in Material Management
• Share (Stock) Options in Material Management
• Shareholder Agreement in Material Management
• Shareholder Democracy in Material Management
• Shareholder in Material Management
• Shareholder Relations (Investor Relations, IR) in Material Management
• Shareholder-Centric Perspective in Material Management
• Shelf life management in Material Management
• Shipment tracking in Material Management
• Six Sigma in Material Management
• SKU rationalization in Material Management
• Sourcing strategy in Material Management
• Spare parts management in Material Management
• Staggered Board (Classified Board) in Material Management
• Stakeholder-Centric Perspective in Material Management
• Stakeholders in Material Management
• Stock keeping unit (SKU) in Material Management
• Stock turnover rate in Material Management
• Stockout in Material Management
• Stores Management in Material Management
• Strategic sourcing in Material Management
• Succession Planning (CEO Succession Planning) in Material Management
• Supervisory Board in Material Management
• Supplier collaboration in Material Management
• Supplier collaboration portal in Material Management
• Supplier diversity in Material Management
• Supplier evaluation in Material Management
• Supplier onboarding in Material Management
• Supplier performance management in Material Management
• Supplier relationship management (SRM) in Material Management
• Supply chain management in Material Management
• Supply chain optimization in Material Management
• Supply chain risk management in Material Management
• Supply chain visibility in Material Management
• Sustainability practices in Material Management

T

• Tag-Along Rights in Material Management
• Terms of Reference (TOR) in Material Management
• Third-party logistics (3PL) in Material Management
• Total cost of ownership (TCO) in Material Management
• Total landed cost in Material Management
• Total productive maintenance (TPM) in Material Management
• Traceability in Material Management
• Transit time in Material Management
• Transparency in Material Management
• Transportation management in Material Management
• Transportation mode selection in Material Management
• Trust in Material Management

U

• Unit cost in Material Management

V

• Vendor Management in Material Management
• Vendor rating in Material Management
• Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) in Material Management

W

• Warehouse layout optimization in Material Management
• Warehouse management system (WMS) in Material Management
• Work-in-progress (WIP) in Material Management

X

• XYZ Analysis in Material Management