Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy Glossary

A

• ABC Analysis in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• ABC Classification in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Active Inventory in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Aggregate Inventory Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Agile Supply Chain in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Agility in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• All-Time Order in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• All-Time Requirement in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• All-Time Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Allocated Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Anticipation Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Automation in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Availability in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Available Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Available to Promise (ATP) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

B

• Backflushing in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Backorder A in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Bar Code in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Batch Number in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Benchmarking in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Beyond Economic Repair (BER) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Bill of Lading (BOL) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Bill of Material in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Bottleneck in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Buffer Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Build Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Build to Order in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

C

• Capacity Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Capacity Planning in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Carrier in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Carrier Selection in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Cash Flow Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Category Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Circular Economy in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Cloud Computing in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Co-Managed Inventory in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Co-Packing in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Cold Chain Logistics in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Compliance in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Component in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Component Part in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Consignment Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Consumable in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Containerization in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Continuous Improvement in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Cost to Serve in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Cost-to-Serve in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Critical Path Analysis in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Cross-Docking in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Cross-Functional Collaboration in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Customer Service Level in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Cycle Time in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

D

• De-Coupling Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Deduct Point in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Demand Driven Supply Chains in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Demand Forecast in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Demand Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Demand Satisfaction Rate in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Denomination of Quantity in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Dependent Demand in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Deterministic Inventory Control Models in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Direct Store Delivery (DSD) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Distribution Center in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Distribution Requirement Planning DRPI in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Distribution Resource Planning DRPII in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Dock Appointment Scheduling in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Dock Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Dropshipping in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• DSD (Direct Store Delivery) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Duty Drawback in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

E

• E-commerce Fulfillment in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Economic Order Interval (EOI) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Economic Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Effective Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Eighty-Twenty Rule in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Electronic Commerce (E Commerce) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• End-to-End Visibility in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Enterprise Requirement Planning (ERP) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Environmental Sustainability in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• European Article Numbering (EAN) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Excess Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Expression Of Interest (EOI) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

F

• Facility Location Analysis in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Factory Gate Pricing in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Family Group in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Fill Rate in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Finished Goods in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Finished Goods Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• First Pick Ratio in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Fleet Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Freight Audit and Payment in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Freight Forwarder in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

G

• Global Sourcing in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Global Trade Compliance in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Green Logistics in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

I

• In Process Goods in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• In-transit Visibility in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inactive Inventory in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inbound Logistics in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inco Terms in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Incoterms in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Independent Demand in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Intermediate Product in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Intermediate Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Intermodal Transportation in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inventory Control in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inventory in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inventory Modeling in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inventory Optimization in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inventory Policy in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inventory Process in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inventory Records in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inventory Shrinkage in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Inventory Usage in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Issue List in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Issue Tickets in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Issues based supply chain development in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Issuing Documents in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Item in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Item Number in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

J

• Just-in-Time (JIT) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Just-in-Time JIT in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

K

• Kaizen in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Kanban in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

L

• Last Mile Delivery in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Lead Time in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Lean Manufacturing in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Lean Six Sigma in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Load Consolidation in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Load Planning in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Location Checking in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Logistics in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Logistics Network in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Logistics Outsourcing in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Lost Sales in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Lot Number in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

M

• Maintenance Planning in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Make to Order in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Make to Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Make-to-Order (MTO) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Make-to-Stock (MTS) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Material Handling in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP I) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Materials Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Matrix Bar Code in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Maximum Order in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Maximum Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Minimum Order in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Minimum Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

N

• Network Design in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Network Optimization in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

O

• Obsolescent Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Obsolete Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Off Shoring in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Off the Shelf Satisfaction in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Offshoring in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• On-hand Balance in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Opening Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Order Fulfillment in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Order Lead Time in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Order Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Order Picking in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Order Point Inventory System in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Outsourcing in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

P

• Packaging Materials Optimization in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Packaging Optimization in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Parent Part in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Pareto Principle in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Part Number in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Performance Measurement in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Performance Metrics in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Periodic Inventory in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Perpetual Inventory System in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Pick Face in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Pick-and-Pack in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Picking List in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Pipeline Stocks in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Primary Freight (Strategy) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Primary Transport in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Probabilistic (or Stochastic) Inventory Control in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Process Mapping in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Procurement in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Product Group in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Product Serialization in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Production Lead Time in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Proof of Delivery (POD) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Pull System in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Purchase Price in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Purchasing Lead Time (PLT) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Purchasing Price in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Push System in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Put Away Rules in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

Q

• Quality Assurance in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Quality Control in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Quality Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Quarantine Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

R

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

S

• Safety and Security in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Safety Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Sales Forecast in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Sales Forecasting in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Sample Stability in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Seasonal Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Secondary Transport in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Selective inventory Control in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Service Differentiation in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Service Level Agreement (SLA) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Service Level Metrics in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Shelf Life Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Simulation Modeling in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Six Sigma in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Slotting in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Slotting Optimization in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Spare Parts Inventory in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Spare Parts Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Stock Site in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Stock Turn in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Stock Turnover (or Stock Turn) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Stock Types in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Stocktaking in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Strategic Sourcing in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Strategic Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supplier Development in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Analytics in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Collaboration in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Configuration in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Coordination in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Design in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Finance in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Flexibility in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Integration in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Mapping in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Network Optimization in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Performance in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Resilience in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Risk in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Segmentation in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply Chain Visibility in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply-Chain in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Supply-Chain Management (SCM) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Sustainability Initiatives in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

T

• Third-Party Logistics (3PL) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Time-to-Market in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Total Acquisition Cost (TAQ) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Total Lead-time in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Total Quality Management (TQM) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Traceability in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Trade-off Analysis in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Transaction in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Transit Time in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Transportation Management System (TMS) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Turn Around Time (TAT) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Two Dimensional Bar Code (2D Bar Code) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

U

• Unit Cost in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Unit in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Unit of Measure in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

V

• Value Stream Mapping in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Vendor Compliance in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Vendor Hub in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

W

• Warehouse Automation in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Warehouse Layout Optimization in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Wiggle Factor in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Work in Progress Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Work in Progress WIP in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Work-in-Progress (WIP) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Workforce Planning in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Working Stock in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

Y

• Yard Management in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy
• Yard Management System (YMS) in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy

Z

• Zero Inventories in Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy