---
title: Terminologies for Supply Chain Interviews-028
description: Going through these supply chain terminologies will immensely help someone either aspiring to make a career in supply chain or preparing for a job interview.
---

[IISCM ](https://blog.fhyzics.net/iiscm)

# [Terminologies for Supply Chain Interviews-028](https://blog.fhyzics.net/iiscm/terminologies-for-supply-chain-interviews-028)

 Written by [IISCM](https://blog.fhyzics.net/iiscm/author/iiscm) | Dec 17, 2022 10:48:37 AM

Fhyzics brought out this series of articles on supply chain terminologies to help the supply chain aspirants better prepare for supply chain and procurement job interviews. Each article will contain a set of terminologies in one of the supply chain or procurement sub-domains and are equally applicable to all industries.

Fhyzics Business Consultants Pvt. Ltd. – a boutique business consulting firm specialising in supply chain management, procurement, business analysis and new product development. Fhyzics offers consulting, certifications, and civil services training and conducts conferences. Fhyzics represents the Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM/APICS), USA; Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), UK; EEP of International Institute of Business Analysis, IIBA, Canada; REP of International Requirements Engineering Board, IREB, Germany; Indian Affiliate of Product Development and Management Association, PDMA, USA.

# Top supply chain and operations Terminologies

Backhaul  
Batching  
Break bulk  
Bullwhip effect  
Centralised inventory holding  
Closed loop supply chains  
Contingency plan  
Contract of affreightment  
Credit terms  
Customer churn  
Cyber risks  
Cycle stocks  
Decoupling point  
Demand single  
Demurrage  
Dynamic capabilities  
Echo chamber  
Economies of scale  
Effectiveness  
Efficiency  
Enterprise architecture  
Express cause  
Flow of items  
Fourth industrial revolution  
Fragmentation  
Geopolitical  
Global governance  
Global logistics  
Global trading agreements  
Hard management  
Infromation flow  
International arbitration  
International commercial terms (Incoterms)  
Internet of things (IoT)  
Inventory handling  
Inventory holding costs  
Layering  
Lean end-to-end supply chain  
Letter of credit (LC/LOC)  
Logistics postponement  
Manufacturing postponement  
Mentality  
Omni-channel  
Platform  
Postponement strategy  
Precedent  
Predictive maintenance  
Product obsolescence  
Reconfiguration process  
Recoverable manufacturing  
Regionalised inventory holding  
Remanufacturing  
Risk management protocol  
Service response logistics  
Sole trading agreements  
Supply single  
The vienna convention (CISG)  
Tier 1 suppliers  
Tier 2 suppliers  
Tiering  
Time charter  
Time horizon  
Total landed cost  
Trade-offs  
Transaction exposure  
Transport  
Transport optimisation modelling  
Turnkey contract  
Value chain  
Value stream mapping  
Vertical disintegration  
Volatility  
Voyage charter  
World trade organization  
Zero-sum

*The fifty questions presented above will help the following supply chain job interviews. **Demand Planner; Production Planner; Supply Planner; Supply Chain Analyst; Supply Chain Head; Inventory Controller; Materials Planner; VP Supply Chain; Warehouse Executive; Warehouse Manager; Inventory Analyst; Master Planner; Master Scheduler; Materials Manager; Category Manager; Commodity Manager; Procurement Specialist; Purchasing Manager; Sourcing Manager; Operations Manager; Operations Director; Production Manager; Production Scheduler; Logistics Coordinator; Logistics Manager; Transportation Analyst; Inventory Manager; Director of Supply Chain; Consultant; Buyer Planner; Logistics Resource Planner; Load Planner; Quality Manager; Production Supervisor; Production Operative; Strategic Sourcing Manager; Purchasing and Inventory Clerk; Logistics Administrator; Reverse Logistics Manager; Transport Administrator; Supply Chain Solution Design Analyst; Warehouse Clerk; Production Clerk; Production Technician; Inventory Associate; Export Manager; Capacity Manager; Manufacturing Manager; Plant Manager; VP of Operations; VP of Manufacturing; Supply Clerk; Replenishment Manager; Director of Procurement; Purchasing Agent; Vendor Manager; Fulfillment Associate; Route Manager; Import Manager; Distribution Manager; Director of Transportation; Operations Assistant; Quality Technician; Business Process Analyst; Quality Assurance Engineer; Continuous Improvement Manager; Planning Engineer; Lean, Six Sigma Specialist; SAP Consultant; Import Export Executive; Supply Network Specialist; Material Availability Analyst; Team Manager SCM; SCM Trainer; Sr. Specialist Supply Chain Logistics Management; Sustainable Supply Chain Specialist; Supply Chain Planner; Manager Supply Chain Management Analytics; Procurement Lead; Manager Store; Procurement Professional; Logistics Specialist; Global Delivery Manager; Sourcing Support Specialist; Category Head; Regional Logistics Incharge; Dispatch Incharge; Digital Transformation Leader for Supply Chain; Field Delivery Executive; Indirect Procurement Officer; DC Manager; Regional Procurement Lead; Yard Supervisor; Principal Buyer; Procurement HR; Fleet Coordinator; Supplier Developer; Vendor Consultant; Transportation Analyst; Manager Hub Operations; Supply Chain Planning System Manager;*

[View full post](https://blog.fhyzics.net/iiscm/terminologies-for-supply-chain-interviews-028)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "IISCM"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2022-12-17T10:48:37.758Z",
  "datePublished" : "2022-12-17T10:48:37Z",
  "headline" : "Terminologies for Supply Chain Interviews-028",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 500,
    "url" : "https://3112120.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/3112120/SCM%20Terminologies%2028.png",
    "width" : 1000
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://blog.fhyzics.net/iiscm/terminologies-for-supply-chain-interviews-028",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "IISCM"
  }
}
```