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Operations concepts, definitions and terms are covered in this Operations & SCM Dictionary. Operations & supplychain terms glossary covers concepts, definitions & tutorials related to SCM, inventory, logistics, warehousing, procurement, distribution and more.

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1 24/7/365 7692
2 3D Loading 4917
3 3PL (Third Party Logistics) 19775
4 5 Point Annual Average 7452
5 5 Whys 20187
6 5S Program 6672
7 ABC Analysis 28444
8 ABC Inventory Control 14943
9 Abnormal Demand 21751
10 Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) 5976
11 Activity Analysis 9519
12 Activity- Based Planning (ABP) 10049
13 Actual Demand 8800
14 Aggregate Planning 10085
15 Air Cargo 8040
16 Air Waybill (AWB) 4803
17 Alternate Optimal Solution 32207
18 Arrival Rate Distribution 13686
19 Assemble To Order (ATO) 16614
20 Assembly Line 14781
21 Available to Promise (ATP) 20634
22 Average Speed of Answer 24787
23 AVL (Approved Vendor List) 19732
24 Batch Production 32265
25 Bill Discounting 11390
26 Bill of Materials (BOM) 8416
27 Blanket Purchase Order 5544
28 Blanket Release 7732
29 Bonded Warehouse 8320
30 Booking Number 10754
31 Bottleneck 7397
32 Buffer Stock 50060
33 Build to Stock 10915
34 Bullwhip Effect 7208
35 Business Logistics 20961
36 Business Performance Measurement (BPM) 10711
37 Capacity Management 31219
38 Capacity Utilization 11302
39 Capital Intensive 6252
40 Cash With Order (CWO) 6180
41 Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time 9845
42 Certified Supplier 7340
43 Channel Effectiveness 7124
44 Co-Destiny 7285
45 Co-managed Inventory 10056
46 Co-Packers 9900
47 Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT) 4677
48 Computer-Based Training 6197
49 Consular Invoice 16723
50 Container Depot 8880
51 Container Freight Station 8690
52 Continuous Replenishment 16944
53 Continuous Replenishment Program 10242
54 Contract Carrier 5959
55 Contract of Affreightment 9592
56 Control Charts 6416
57 Cost Flow 8494
58 Courier Service 12399
59 CPFR 6438
60 Cumulative Lead Time 9931
61 Customer Supplier Relationship 36062
62 Date Code 14622
63 Days of Supply 17296
64 Dead on Arrival 6969
65 Dedicated Contract Carriage 5779
66 Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA) 6170
67 Detective Control 6999
68 Devanning 12275
69 Direct Store Delivery (DSD) 8431
70 Dispatching 19277
71 Distributed Inventory 6850
72 Distribution Channel Management 28525
73 Distribution Metrics 6395
74 Distribution Planning 21565
75 Distribution Resource Planning (DRP-II) 12511
76 Double Marginalization 48125
77 DRP (Distribution Requirements Planning) 19900
78 Dual 3907
79 Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) 18442
80 Echelon Inventory 23950
81 Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) 34867
82 Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) 42519
83 EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) 5932
84 Efficient Frontier 21570
85 Engineer-to-Order 27645
86 Equipment Cost or Setup Cost 13432
87 Erlang B Formula 7254
88 ETD 6494
89 Ex Works 6242
90 Exception Rate 10435
91 Exponential smoothing 8092
92 External Growth 8195
93 Failure Mode and Effect Analysis FMEA 7618
94 Field Services 6234
95 Field Warehouse 7908
96 FIFO (First in First Out) 5583
97 Fishbone Diagram 12468
98 Fixed Order Quantity (FOQ) 22364
99 Flow Through Distribution 10193
100 FOB (Free On Board) 6219
 
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