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Supply Chain Glossary - B
Supply Chain Glossary - B
- B2B
- B2C
- backbone
- backflush costing
- backhauling
- backlog
- backorder
- backup support
- backup/restore
- backward integration
- backward pass
- backward scheduling also back scheduling
- bad-debt loan ratio
- balance delay
- balance-of-stores record
- balance sheet
- balancing operations
- Baldrige
- bandwidth
- banner
- bar coding
- barrier to entry
- base demand
- base index also base series
- baseband coax
- baseline measures
- baseload demand also base demand
- basic stock also base inventory level
- batch formula also batch bill of materials
- batch number also lot number
- batch production also batch processing
- batch sensitivity factor
- batch sheet
- baud
- Bayesian analysis
- BCP
- beginning available balance also available inventory
- beginning inventory
- bench stocks also floor stocks
- benchmark measures
- best-in-class
- beta test
- bias
- bid evaluation
- bid pricing
- bid proposal
- bid
- big
- bilateral contract
- bill of activities
- bill of batches
- bill of capacity also bill of resources
- bill of distribution also distribution network structure
- bill of labor
- bill of lading (uniform)
- bill-of-material explosion
- bill-of-material processor
- bill-of-material structuring
- bill of operations also routing
- bill of resources
- bin location file
- bin reserve system also two-bin inventory system
- bin tag
- bin transfer
- bin trips
- bin
- bit
- black belt
- blanket order also blanket purchase order
- blanket purchase order
- blanket release
- blanket routing
- blemish
- blend formula
- blend off
- blend order
- blending department
- blending
- block scheduling
- block system
- blocked operations
- blowthrough also phantom bill of material
- blueprint
- body of knowledge
- boilerplate
- BOM
- bonded warehouse
- book inventory
- boolean algebra
- bottleneck
- bounded
- BPR
- bracketed recall
- brainstorming
- branch and bound
- branch warehouse also distribution center
- branch warehouse demand also warehouse demand
- brand loyalty
- brand manager
- brand name
- brand plan also market plan
- brand recognition
- branding
- break-bulk
- break-even chart
- break-even point
- break-even time
- breakdown maintenance
- breeder bill of material
- broadband
- broadcast system
- browser
- bubble chart
- bucketless system
- budget
- budgeted capacity
- budgeted cost of work performed
- budgeted cost of work scheduled
- buffer management
- buffer stock also safety stock
- build cycle
- bulk storage
- burden also overhead
- burden rate
- business continuation plan (BCP) or BCP
- business cycle
- business environment also operating environment
- business judgment rule
- business market also industrial market
- business planning
- business process
- business service
- business-to-consumer sales (B2C) or
- business unit
- buyer's market
- buyer behavior
- buyer code
- buyer cycle
- buyer/planner
- buying capacity also capacity buying
- by-product
- byte
bulk storage
Large-scale storage for raw materials, intermediates, or finished products. Each vessel normally contains a mixture of lots and materials that may be replenished and withdrawn for use or pack-out simultaneously.
An extreme change in the supply position upstream in a supply chain generated by a small change in demand downstream in the supply chain. Inventory can quickly move from being backordered to being excess. This is caused by the serial nature of communicating orders up the chain with the inherent transportation delays of moving product down the chain. The bullwhip effect can be eliminated by synchronizing the supply chain.
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- Malaysia
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- Norway
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Singapore
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Venezuela
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