- Forecast by SKU, cost, item, currencies, margin, country, channel, customer location, etc.
- Drive inventory and safety stock levels according to customer requirements using the Service Level Optimizer
Supply Chain Glossary - A
Supply Chain Glossary - A
- ABB
- ABC analysis also ABC classification
- ABC inventory control
- ABC
- ABM
- ABP
- absentee rate
- accelerated depreciation
- acceptable quality level (AQL) or AQL
- acceptable sampling plan
- accident prevention
- account manager
- accountability
- accounting
- accounts payable
- accounts receivable
- accumulation bin
- acid test ratio also quick asset ratio
- acknowledgment
- acquisition cost
- action report also action message
- active inventory
- active load
- activity analysis
- activity-based costing also activity-based cost accounting (ABC)
- activity dictionary
- activity driver
- activity level
- activity-on-arc network
- activity ratio
- actual cost of work performed
- actual cost system
- actual costs
- actual finish date
- actual start date
- actual volume
- adaptable
- adaptive smoothing
- adaptive
- additives
- adjudicate
- administrative contracting officer
- advance material request
- advanced planning system (APS)
- advertising
- after-sale service also field service
- agent
- aggregate inventory management
- aggregate inventory
- aggregate lead time also cumulative lead time
- aggregate reporting
- AGVS
- AI
- AIS
- algorithm
- allocated item
- allocated material also reserved material
- allocation costing also absorption costing
- allocative efficiency
- allowable cost
- allowed time
- alpha factor also smoothing constant
- alternate feedstock
- alternate operation
- alternate work center
- American
- amortization
- analog
- andon
- annual inventory count also physical inventory
- annual percentage rate
- annual physical inventory also physical inventory
- annualized contract
- annuity
- ANOVA
- ANSI
- anticipation inventories
- AOA
- AON
- AOQ
- AOQL
- APICS
- apparent authority
- appellant
- applications software
- appraisal costs
- appraisal
- appreciation of a currency
- APR
- APS
- AQL
- arbitrage
- arbitration
- arithmetic mean also mean
- arrival date
- arrow diagram method also activity-on-arrow network (AOA)
- arrow diagram
- ASCII
- ASN
- ASQ
- ASQC
- AS/RS
- assays
- assembly bin also accumulation bin
- assembly lead time
- assembly line
- assembly order
- assembly parts list
- assembly
- asset value
- assignable cause
- assigned material also reserved material
- assignee
- assignment also allocation
- assignor
- assumed receipt
- ATP is zero (even if deliveries have been promised).
- ATP
- attachment
- attractability efficiency
- attractor
- attribute data Go/no-go information.
- attrition factor
- audit
- authentication key
- authentication
- authorized deviation
- automated data capture system
- automated guided vehicle system (AGVS) or
- automated information system (AIS) or AIS
- automatic relief
- automatic rescheduling
- automation
- autonomation
- autonomous work group
- auxiliary item
- availability
- available capacity also capacity available
- available inventory
- available work
- average chart
- average collection period also receivables conversion period
- average cost per unit
- average fixed cost
- average forecast error
- average outgoing quality (AOQ) or AOQ
- average outgoing quality limit (AOQL) or AOQL
- average total cost
- average variable cost
- avoidable cost
- avoidable delay
- awareness efficiency
ABP
Abbreviation for activity-based planning.
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- Latin America
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Venezuela
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