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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 7733
2 3D Loading 4941
3 3PL (Third Party Logistics) 19811
4 5 Point Annual Average 7486
5 5 Whys 20225
6 5S Program 6701
7 ABC Analysis 28629
8 ABC Inventory Control 14992
9 Abnormal Demand 21825
10 Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL) 5996
11 Activity Analysis 9558
12 Activity- Based Planning (ABP) 10158
13 Actual Demand 8860
14 Aggregate Planning 10130
15 Air Cargo 8083
16 Air Waybill (AWB) 4837
17 Alternate Optimal Solution 32278
18 Arrival Rate Distribution 13720
19 Assemble To Order (ATO) 16660
20 Assembly Line 15027
21 Available to Promise (ATP) 20662
22 Average Speed of Answer 24819
23 AVL (Approved Vendor List) 19774
24 Batch Production 32447
25 Bill Discounting 11452
26 Bill of Materials (BOM) 8482
27 Blanket Purchase Order 5571
28 Blanket Release 7785
29 Bonded Warehouse 8345
30 Booking Number 10820
31 Bottleneck 7440
32 Buffer Stock 50366
33 Build to Stock 10954
34 Bullwhip Effect 7252
35 Business Logistics 21054
36 Business Performance Measurement (BPM) 10747
37 Capacity Management 31476
38 Capacity Utilization 11359
39 Capital Intensive 6279
40 Cash With Order (CWO) 6219
41 Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time 9887
42 Certified Supplier 7375
43 Channel Effectiveness 7176
44 Co-Destiny 7332
45 Co-managed Inventory 10109
46 Co-Packers 9942
47 Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT) 4720
48 Computer-Based Training 6229
49 Consular Invoice 16809
50 Container Depot 8908
51 Container Freight Station 8730
52 Continuous Replenishment 17015
53 Continuous Replenishment Program 10281
54 Contract Carrier 5990
55 Contract of Affreightment 9631
56 Control Charts 6438
57 Cost Flow 8530
58 Courier Service 12447
59 CPFR 6477
60 Cumulative Lead Time 9974
61 Customer Supplier Relationship 36342
62 Date Code 14699
63 Days of Supply 17352
64 Dead on Arrival 7009
65 Dedicated Contract Carriage 5810
66 Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA) 6218
67 Detective Control 7035
68 Devanning 12313
69 Direct Store Delivery (DSD) 8485
70 Dispatching 19389
71 Distributed Inventory 6873
72 Distribution Channel Management 28785
73 Distribution Metrics 6448
74 Distribution Planning 21645
75 Distribution Resource Planning (DRP-II) 12592
76 Double Marginalization 48241
77 DRP (Distribution Requirements Planning) 19936
78 Dual 3928
79 Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) 18486
80 Echelon Inventory 24007
81 Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) 34950
82 Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) 42636
83 EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) 5960
84 Efficient Frontier 21655
85 Engineer-to-Order 27754
86 Equipment Cost or Setup Cost 13483
87 Erlang B Formula 7307
88 ETD 6521
89 Ex Works 6271
90 Exception Rate 10504
91 Exponential smoothing 8128
92 External Growth 8226
93 Failure Mode and Effect Analysis FMEA 7643
94 Field Services 6273
95 Field Warehouse 7969
96 FIFO (First in First Out) 5650
97 Fishbone Diagram 12515
98 Fixed Order Quantity (FOQ) 22551
99 Flow Through Distribution 10234
100 FOB (Free On Board) 6249
 
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