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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 7693
2 3D Loading 4917
3 3PL (Third Party Logistics) 19775
4 5 Point Annual Average 7453
5 5 Whys 20188
6 5S Program 6672
7 ABC Analysis 28454
8 ABC Inventory Control 14943
9 Abnormal Demand 21752
10 Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) 5977
11 Activity Analysis 9519
12 Activity- Based Planning (ABP) 10053
13 Actual Demand 8802
14 Aggregate Planning 10086
15 Air Cargo 8041
16 Air Waybill (AWB) 4803
17 Alternate Optimal Solution 32210
18 Arrival Rate Distribution 13688
19 Assemble To Order (ATO) 16617
20 Assembly Line 14789
21 Available to Promise (ATP) 20634
22 Average Speed of Answer 24787
23 AVL (Approved Vendor List) 19736
24 Batch Production 32272
25 Bill Discounting 11394
26 Bill of Materials (BOM) 8421
27 Blanket Purchase Order 5544
28 Blanket Release 7733
29 Bonded Warehouse 8320
30 Booking Number 10755
31 Bottleneck 7397
32 Buffer Stock 50071
33 Build to Stock 10915
34 Bullwhip Effect 7214
35 Business Logistics 20965
36 Business Performance Measurement (BPM) 10711
37 Capacity Management 31232
38 Capacity Utilization 11305
39 Capital Intensive 6254
40 Cash With Order (CWO) 6180
41 Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time 9848
42 Certified Supplier 7340
43 Channel Effectiveness 7125
44 Co-Destiny 7287
45 Co-managed Inventory 10058
46 Co-Packers 9902
47 Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT) 4680
48 Computer-Based Training 6198
49 Consular Invoice 16725
50 Container Depot 8880
51 Container Freight Station 8691
52 Continuous Replenishment 16948
53 Continuous Replenishment Program 10243
54 Contract Carrier 5960
55 Contract of Affreightment 9594
56 Control Charts 6416
57 Cost Flow 8494
58 Courier Service 12400
59 CPFR 6439
60 Cumulative Lead Time 9934
61 Customer Supplier Relationship 36071
62 Date Code 14628
63 Days of Supply 17300
64 Dead on Arrival 6970
65 Dedicated Contract Carriage 5781
66 Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA) 6172
67 Detective Control 7002
68 Devanning 12275
69 Direct Store Delivery (DSD) 8432
70 Dispatching 19280
71 Distributed Inventory 6850
72 Distribution Channel Management 28534
73 Distribution Metrics 6396
74 Distribution Planning 21569
75 Distribution Resource Planning (DRP-II) 12512
76 Double Marginalization 48131
77 DRP (Distribution Requirements Planning) 19902
78 Dual 3907
79 Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) 18444
80 Echelon Inventory 23951
81 Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) 34873
82 Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) 42524
83 EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) 5932
84 Efficient Frontier 21574
85 Engineer-to-Order 27647
86 Equipment Cost or Setup Cost 13432
87 Erlang B Formula 7256
88 ETD 6495
89 Ex Works 6242
90 Exception Rate 10439
91 Exponential smoothing 8093
92 External Growth 8196
93 Failure Mode and Effect Analysis FMEA 7619
94 Field Services 6235
95 Field Warehouse 7911
96 FIFO (First in First Out) 5590
97 Fishbone Diagram 12472
98 Fixed Order Quantity (FOQ) 22370
99 Flow Through Distribution 10193
100 FOB (Free On Board) 6219
 
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