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Supply Chain Glossary - S

Supply Chain Glossary - S

systems audit

The audit of any activity that can affect final product quality.

A group of interconnected nodes. This implies redundancy in connections and some means (e.g., machines) for implementing the connection.

The purchasing process focused on transactions and nonstrategic material buying. It is closely aligned with the "ordering" portion of executing the purchasing transaction process. The characteristics for tactical buying include stable, limited fluctuations, defined standard specifications, noncritical to production, no delivery issues, and high reliability concerning quality-standard material with very little concern for rejects. See: strategic sourcing.

The set of functional plans (e.g., production plan, sales plan, marketing plan) synchronizing activities across functions that specify production levels, capacity levels, staffing levels, funding levels, and so on, for achieving the intermediate goals and objectives to support the organization's strategic plan. See: aggregate planning, operational plan, production planning, sales and operations planning, strategic plan, tactical planning.

The process of developing a set of tactical plans (e.g., production plan, sales plan, marketing plan, and so on). Two approaches to tactical planning exist for linking tactical plans to strategic plans-production planning and sales and operations planning. See: operational planning, strategic planning, tactical plan.

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