Supply Chain Glossary - U

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unit of measure (purchasing)

The unit used to purchase an item. This may or may not be the same unit of measure used in the internal systems. For example, purchasing buys steel by the ton, but it may be issued and used in square inches. Syn: purchasing unit of measure.

A method of depreciation whereby the amount to be recovered (written off as a period expense) is calculated based on estimated life of the equipment in units to be produced over the life and the number of units produced in a given time period. See: depreciation.

U Chart
UCL
UDE
U Lines
Unattainable Capability
Uncertainty
Undertime
Undesirable Effects (UDE) Or UDE
Unfair Labor Practice
Uniform Delivered Pricing
Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) Or URL
Unit Cost
Unitization
Unit Of Issue
Unit Of Measure
Unit Of Measure Purchasing
Universe
Unplanned Issue
Unplanned Receipt
Unplanned Repair
Upgrade
Upper Control Limit (UCL) Or UCL
Upper Specification Limit (USL) Or USL
Upstream
URL
Usage
Usage Variance
Use As Is
User Friendly
User Interface