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.

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Top Supply Chain and Procurement Terminologies

Automated guided vehicle system (AGVS)
Automated identification and disposition of overshipments
Automated information system (AIS)
Automated ordering system
Business market
Business plan
Business planning
Business process
Business process management (BPM)
CRP
CRT
Cryptocurrency
CSCMP
CSCP
CSI
CSM
CSR
CTP
C-TPAT
CTQs
Cubage
Cube rate
Cube utilization
Cubic space
Cultural environment
Cumulative available-to-promise
Cumulative forecast error (CFE)
Cumulative lead time
Cumulative manufacturing lead time
Cumulative MRP
Cumulative receipts
Cumulative sum control chart
Cumulative system
Cumulative trauma disorder
Cumulative yield
Current assets
Current cost
Current economic benefit
Current finish time
Current liabilities
Current on-hand alert
Current price
Current ratio
Current reality tree (CRT)
Current start date
Curve fitting
Customer
Customer acquisition
Customer-as-participant
Direct-ship purchase order
Direct shipment
Direct store delivery (DSD)
Direct to customer (D2C)
Direct truck shipment
Disability
Disassembly bill of material
Disbursement
Disbursement list
Discontinuous demand
Discount
Discounted cash flow
Discount rate
Discrete available-to-promise
Discrete issue
Discrete manufacturing
Discrete order picking
Discrete order quantity
Discrete purchase order
Discrete variable
Discussion list
Export license
Export management company (EMC)
Export packing list
Exports
FPO
Framework agreement
Franchise extension
Free alongside ship (FAS)
Free float
Free on board (FOB)
Multicriteria Decision Models
Multicurrency
Multidomestic Strategy
Multifactor Productivity
Project Production
Project Risk Management
Project Schedule
Project Scope
Project Summary Work Breakdown Structure
Project Team
Project Team Directory
Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)
Supplier Scheduler
Supplier Scheduling
Supplies
Supply
Supply Base
Supply Chain
Supply Chain Community
Triple Smoothing
TRP
TRT
    
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;