| Packaging |
| Packaging has a significant impact on the cost and productivity of logistics. Inventory control depends upon the accuracy of manual or automatic identification systems keyed by product packaging. Order selection speed, accuracy and efficiency are influenced by package identification, configuration, and handling ease. Handling efficiency is affected by package design, unitization capability and techniques, and communication or information transfer between channel partners. Transportation and storage costs are driven by package size and density. Customer service depends upon packaging to allow quality control during distribution to provide, customer education and convenience, and to comply with environmental regulations. Given the increasing length and complexity of global supply chains and the costs of locating new facilities, the concept of packaging postponement to achieve strategic flexibility is particularly important. Source: Christopher. M. (1998). Logistics and supply chain management: Strategies for reducing cost and improving service. (2nd ed.). New York: Prentice Hall. top |
| Performance Measurement |
| Supplier performance measurement and evaluation includes the methods and techniques used to collect information that can be used to measure, rate or rank supplier performance on a continuous basis. The measurement system is a crucial part of supplier management and development. Source: Monczka, R., Trent, R., & Handfield, R. (1998). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Cincinnati, OH: South Western College Publishing. top |
| Preventative Maintenance |
| The activities, including adjustments, replacements, and basic cleanliness, that forestall machine breakdowns. The purpose is to ensure that production quality is maintained and that delivery schedules are met. In addition, a machine that is well cared for will last longer and cause fewer problems. Source:http://www.apics.org/ (10th ed.) top |
| Program Management |
| The coordinated management of a portfolio of projects to achieve a set of business objectives is called program management. Or, a program might refer to an ongoing set of activities internal to the organization, for example, a Total Quality Management program, workplace safety program, supplier development program, etc. Source: http://www.mapnp.org/library/prog_mng/prog_mng.htm top |
| Project Management |
| Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to a broad range of activities in order to meet the requirements of the particular project. A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to achieve a particular aim. Project management knowledge and practices are best described in terms of their component processes. These processes can be placed into five Process Groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Controlling and Closing. – and nine Knowledge Areas – Project Integration Management, Project Scope Management, Project Time Management, Project Cost Management, Project Quality Management, Project Human Resource Management, Project Communications Management, Project Risk Management, and Project Procurement Management. Source: http://www.pmi.org/projectmanagement/project.htm top |
| Promotions |
| One of the four P’s (product, price, place, and promotion) that constitute the set of tools used to direct the business offering to the customer. Promotion is the mechanism whereby information about the product offering is communicated to the customer and includes public relations, advertising, sales promotions, and other tools to persuade customers to purchase the product offering. Source: http://www.apics.org/ (10th ed.) top |
| Purchase Requirements |
| See: Specifications, Industry Standards, Statement of Work, Service Level Agreement top |