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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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21 Available to Promise (ATP) 20625
22 Average Speed of Answer 24776
23 AVL (Approved Vendor List) 19725
24 Batch Production 32237
25 Bill Discounting 11381
26 Bill of Materials (BOM) 8404
27 Blanket Purchase Order 5537
28 Blanket Release 7725
29 Bonded Warehouse 8314
30 Booking Number 10729
31 Bottleneck 7385
32 Buffer Stock 50010
33 Build to Stock 10907
34 Bullwhip Effect 7191
35 Business Logistics 20937
36 Business Performance Measurement (BPM) 10703
37 Capacity Management 31163
38 Capacity Utilization 11285
39 Capital Intensive 6244
40 Cash With Order (CWO) 6173
41 Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time 9833
42 Certified Supplier 7335
43 Channel Effectiveness 7113
44 Co-Destiny 7275
45 Co-managed Inventory 10046
46 Co-Packers 9886
47 Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT) 4674
48 Computer-Based Training 6188
49 Consular Invoice 16707
50 Container Depot 8872
51 Container Freight Station 8682
52 Continuous Replenishment 16920
53 Continuous Replenishment Program 10234
54 Contract Carrier 5953
55 Contract of Affreightment 9583
56 Control Charts 6408
57 Cost Flow 8483
58 Courier Service 12389
59 CPFR 6432
60 Cumulative Lead Time 9922
61 Customer Supplier Relationship 36016
62 Date Code 14612
63 Days of Supply 17283
64 Dead on Arrival 6962
65 Dedicated Contract Carriage 5770
66 Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA) 6161
67 Detective Control 6987
68 Devanning 12270
69 Direct Store Delivery (DSD) 8418
70 Dispatching 19258
71 Distributed Inventory 6838
72 Distribution Channel Management 28490
73 Distribution Metrics 6383
74 Distribution Planning 21551
75 Distribution Resource Planning (DRP-II) 12488
76 Double Marginalization 48103
77 DRP (Distribution Requirements Planning) 19886
78 Dual 3901
79 Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) 18430
80 Echelon Inventory 23932
81 Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) 34852
82 Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) 42501
83 EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) 5919
84 Efficient Frontier 21553
85 Engineer-to-Order 27628
86 Equipment Cost or Setup Cost 13424
87 Erlang B Formula 7241
88 ETD 6484
89 Ex Works 6229
90 Exception Rate 10425
91 Exponential smoothing 8079
92 External Growth 8188
93 Failure Mode and Effect Analysis FMEA 7605
94 Field Services 6227
95 Field Warehouse 7893
96 FIFO (First in First Out) 5570
97 Fishbone Diagram 12457
98 Fixed Order Quantity (FOQ) 22336
99 Flow Through Distribution 10184
100 FOB (Free On Board) 6209
101 FOB Destination 10150
102 Forward buying 27138
103 Freight Charge 8800
104 Freight Consolidation 5910
105 Gantt Chart 6964
106 General Merchandise Warehouse 9150
107 Harris- Wilson EOQ/ EBQ Model 26158
108 House Airway Bill (HAWB) 10833
109 Hub 20517
110 Idle Time 6540
111 Import/Export License 6772
112 In Bond Shipment 11625
113 Inbound Logistics 11416
114 Interstate System 9458
115 Inventory Costs 45583
116 Inventory in Transit 13400
117 Inventory Management 45852
118 Inventory Planning System 7635
119 Inventory Shortage Penalty Cost 19271
120 JIT (Just In Time) 32358
 
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