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Terminologies for Supply Chain Interviews-144

Written by IISCM | Dec 30, 2022 6:36:01 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

Automated quality control inspection system
Automated sequential and logic control
Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC)
Automatic identification system (AIS)
Automatic relief
Business process outsourcing
Business process reengineering (BPR)
Business rule review
Business rules
Business service
Customer-as-product
Customer chain operations reference (CCOR)
Customer contact centers
Customer convergence
Customer coproduction
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
Diseconomies of scale
Disintermediation
Dispatch(ing) board
Dispatcher
Dispatching
Dispatching rule
Dispatch list
Dispersion
Dispute resolution
Distinctive competency
Distressed goods
Distributed data processing (DDP)
Distributed inventory
Distributed ledger technology (DLT)
Distributed numerical control
Distributed order management
Distributed systems
Distribution
Distribution by value
Distribution center (DC)
Distribution channel
Distribution cost
Distribution curve
Dog
Dojo
Domestic corporation
Double-declining-balance depreciation
Double order point system
Export trading company (ETC)
Exposures
Express
Express warranty
Extendable trailer
Free slack
Freight
Freight bill
Freight broker
Freight carrier delivery performance evaluation
Freight carriers
Freight charge
Multilevel Bill Of Material
Multilevel Master Schedule
Multilevel Where-Used
Multilinear Regression Analysis
Multimedia
Multimedia Files
Promissory Note
Promotion
Promotional Product
Proof Of Delivery (POD)
Proportional Rate
Proprietary Assembly
Proprietary Data
Protection Time
Protective Capacity
Protective Inventory
Route Sheet
Routing
Routing Guide
Supply Chain Continuity
Supply Chain Cycle Time
Supply Chain Design
Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM)
Supply Chain Execution
Supply Chain Integration
Supply Chain Inventory Visibility
Supply Chain Management
TRR
Truckload (TL) Carriers
Truckload Lot

    
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;