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title: Terminologies for Supply Chain Interviews-102
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.
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# [Terminologies for Supply Chain Interviews-102](https://blog.fhyzics.net/iiscm/terminologies-for-supply-chain-interviews-102)

 Written by [IISCM](https://blog.fhyzics.net/iiscm/author/iiscm) | Dec 23, 2022 5:31:34 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 Procurement Terminologies

ABC frequency of access  
Abnormal demand  
ABP  
Backhauling  
Backlog  
Backorder  
Backroom  
Backorder  
CAIT  
Calculated capacity  
Calculated usage  
Calendar time  
Calendar unit  
Database  
Database management system (DBMS)  
Data cleansing  
Data collection  
Data communications  
Earliness  
Early finish date (EF)  
Early manufacturing involvement  
Early start date (ES)  
Early supplier involvement (ESI)  
Fabrication level  
Fabrication order  
Fabricator  
Facilitating products  
Facilities  
Gantt chart  
Gap analysis  
Gapped schedule  
Gap phasing  
Gate review  
Harmonic smoothing  
Harmonized system classification codes  
Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS)  
Hash total  
Hawthorne effect  
Idle capacity  
Idle inventory  
Idle time  
IFB  
IFRS  
JIT master schedule  
JIT supplier environment  
Job  
Job analysis  
Jobbing  
Keiretsu  
Key performance indicator (KPI)  
Key points  
Key success factors  
Key supply chain processes  
Labor Efficiency  
Labor Efficiency Variance  
Labor Grade  
Labor-Intensive  
Labor Productivity  
Machine Hours  
Machine-Limited Capacity  
Machine Loading  
Machine Productivity  
Machine Utilization  
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)  
National Stock Number (NSN)  
Natural Variations  
NC  
Near-Critical Activity  
Obsolescence  
Obsolete Inventory  
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)  
Occurrence Factor  
OC Curve  
Packaging  
Packing And Marking  
Packing List  
Packing Slip  
Pack-Out Department  
QS 9000  
Qualifiers  
Qualitative Forecasting Techniques  
Quality  
Quality, Cost, Delivery (QCD)  
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)  
Rail Gauge  
Rail Waybill  
RAM  
Ramp Rate  
Safety Factor  
Safety Lead Time  
Safety Stock  
Safety Time  
Salable Goods  
Taguchi Methodology  
Taguchi Methods  
Takt Time  
Tampering  
Tangibles  
Unattainable Capability  
Uncertainty  
Uncontrollable Factors  
Under-Capacity Scheduling  
Undertime  
Value-Added Productivity Per Employee  
Value-Adding/Non-Value-Adding  
Value Analysis  
VAR  
Value-Based Management (VBM)  
Wall-To-Wall Inventory  
WAN  
Wand  
Wandering Bottleneck  
Warehouse  
XML  
Yield Management  
YMS  
Zero Inventories  
Zone

*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;*

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