- 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 - F
Supply Chain Glossary - F
- fabrication level
- fabrication order
- fabrication
- fabricator
- facilities
- failsafe techniques also failsafe work methods
- failure analysis
- failure mode analysis (FMA) or FMA
- failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) or FMEA
- failure mode effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) or FMECA
- Fair
- family contracts
- family
- FAQs
- FAR
- FAS
- fault isolation
- fault tolerance
- feasibility study
- feature code
- Federal
- fee
- feedback loop
- feedback
- feeder workstations
- feedstock
- fiduciary
- field service
- field warehouse also distribution center
- field
- FIFO
- file transfer protocol (FTP) or FTP
- fill rate also customer service ratio
- final assembly department
- final assembly
- financial accounting
- financial forecasting
- financial leverage management ratios
- financial management
- finish-to-finish
- finish-to-order also assemble-to-order
- finish-to-start
- finished good also end item
- finished good waivers
- finished goods inventory
- finished product also end item
- finished products inventory also finished goods inventory
- finishing lead time
- finite forward scheduling
- finite scheduling also finite loading
- firewall
- firm fixed-price contract
- firm offer
- first-article inspection
- first-come-first-served rule
- first-piece inspection also first-article inspection
- fishbone analysis
- fishbone chart also cause-and-effect diagram
- fitness for use
- five why's
- five
- fixed-asset turnover
- fixed assets
- fixed budget
- fixed-cost contribution per unit
- fixed cost
- fixed-interval order system also fixed reorder cycle inventory model
- fixed order quantity system also fixed reorder quantity inventory model
- fixed order quantity
- fixed-period quantity
- fixed-period requirements
- fixed-price contract also firm fixed-price contract
- fixed-price-incentive-fee contract
- fixed property
- fixture
- flexibility responsiveness
- flexible automation
- flexible benefits/cafeteria plans
- flexible capability
- flexible capacity
- flexible machine center (FMC) or FMC
- flexible workforce
- flextime
- floating inventory location system also random-location storage
- floating order point
- floating storage location also random-location storage
- floor-ready merchandise
- flow control
- flow line also flow shop
- flow manufacturing also flow shop
- flow order
- flow plant also flow shop
- flow rate
- flowcharting
- FLSA
- fluctuation inventory
- fluctuation stock also fluctuation inventory
- FMA
- FMAPE
- FMC
- FMEA
- FMECA
- FMS
- FOB
- focus forecasting
- focus-group research
- focus group
- follow-up
- forecast accuracy
- forecast bias
- forecast consumption also consuming the forecast
- forecast error
- forecast interval
- forecast management
- forecast mean absolute percentage of error (FMAPE) or FMAPE
- forecast period also forecast interval
- forecasting
- foreign trade zone (FTZ) or FTZ
- form-fit-function
- formal culture
- format
- formula
- formulation also formula
- forward buying
- forward flow scheduling
- forward integration
- four-wall inventory also wall-to-wall inventory
- four
- Fourier series
- FPO
- franchise extension
- free alongside ship (FAS) or FAS
- free float
- free on board (FOB) or FOB
- free slack
- frequency distribution
- frequency of repair also repair factor
- frequently asked questions (FAQs) or FAQs
- fringe benefits
- FRT
- FTC
- FTP
- FTZ
- full cost pricing
- full pegging
- fully qualified domain name
- functional layout
- functional manager
- functional organizational structure
- functional requirements also critical characteristics
- functional silo syndrome
- functional test
- funds flow management
- funds flow statement
- future order
- future value
- futures
- fuzzy logic
forecast error
The difference between actual demand and forecast demand, stated as an absolute value or as a percentage. See: average forecast error, forecast accuracy, mean absolute deviation, tracking signal.
The period of time into the future for which a forecast is prepared.
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- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Latin America
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Venezuela
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