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Supply Chain Glossary - S

Supply Chain Glossary - S

slack also slack time

Syn: float, slack time.

In project management, the amount of time that an activity may be delayed from its early start without delaying the project finish date. Syn: slack.

A dispatching rule that directs the sequencing of jobs based on slack time. Slack time is equal to (days left until due date x hrs/day) minus standard hours of work left on this specific job, e.g., (5 x 8) ??12 = 28 hours of slack. The lower the amount of slack time, the higher the priority in sequencing of jobs.


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