Glossary
The following cross-references are used in this glossary:
- See refers you from a nonpreferred term to the preferred term or from an abbreviation to the spelled-out form.
- See also refers you to a related or contrasting term.
A
- aging inventory threshold
- A point at which an item in inventory starts to approach the end of its shelf life and should be prioritized for use.
- assemble to order
- A production model where products are assembled to customer requirements from stocked components after an order is received.
- authorized user
- A user who has administrative authority for the client on a workstation. This user changes passwords, performs open registrations, and deletes file spaces.
B
- build to order
- A production model where a product is manufactured only once, in response to an order or on the expectation of an order.
- build to plan
- A production model where products are manufactured or acquired in response to sales forecasts.
C
- chatbot
- A computer program that simulates conversation with human users, especially over the Internet.
- Client ID
- A piece of information that identifies an individual application. An application can invoke an API only if it passes an application key that is recognized by the IBM API Connect® system and is granted access to the API. The application key is passed by the client by using an HTTP query parameter.
- client secret
- A piece of information that is used with an application key to verify the identity of an application. An API can be configured to require that client applications supply their application secret with their application key. The application secret functions effectively as a password known only to the application. The application secret is passed by the client using an HTTP query parameter.
- customer
- A person or organization that buys goods, services, or information from a store or business.
D
- dashboard
- An interface that integrates data from a variety of sources and provides a unified display of relevant and in-context information.
- data feed
- A recurring source of data with a predictable structure that is fed into, or read by, Supply Chain Intelligence Suite from a file or other data source.
- data mapping
- A defined mapping between the data in a UMF file and the corresponding tables and table columns in the entity database. A data mapping must exist to successfully load data into the entity database.
- data model
- A common model that facilitates reporting of all types of data from multiple data sources.
- data value
- The actual information contained in a field, such as "Bob," george@someotherdomain.com, or 12/27/2013.
- developer
- In Supply Chain Intelligence Suite, a role with responsibility for managing data using data feeds to Supply Chain Intelligence Suite.
E
- external event
- A significant occurrence in an area such as weather, news, or geopolitics that can affect orders or shipments in a supply chain.
F
- firm order exception (FOE)
- An order that is assembled, built, or shipped in anticipated of a signed purchase order.
- FOE
- See firm order exception.
I
- item
- A product that has at least one characteristic that is different from all other products and which requires a unique identifier such as a stock keeping unit (SKU) or part number. The basic product of the catalog that can be used in categorization and product associations. An item is the most basic part of the catalog hierarchy.
J
- job
- A service that is executed asynchronously on a schedule.
K
- key performance indicator (KPI)
- A quantifiable measure that is designed to track one of the critical success factors of a business process. Also known as a metric.
- KPI
- See key performance indicator.
L
- lifecycle phase
- One of three stages in the supply chain lifecyle. Specific key performance indicators apply to each.
- location
- A physical place denoted by a street address, city, country, and optionally by more granular details.
M
- metric
- A quantifiable measure that is designed to track one of the critical success factors of a business process. Also known as a key performance indicator (KPI).
N
- notification
- A message that signals an event or key performance indicator (KPI) status change.
O
- operations
- The second of three phases of the supply chain lifecycle, which uses metrics to understand the current workload and requirements.
- outlook
- The first of three phases of the supply chain lifecycle, which uses KPIs to predict upcoming activities such as planning and expected events.
P
- pending order
- An order that could not be executed in the expected accounting period due to late order placement, lack of supplies or capacity, or other reason.
- performance
- The third of three phases of the supply chain lifecycle, which uses KPIs to assess past performance for corrective action.
- PO
- See purchase order.
- product inventory
- A record defining the physical inventory of finished goods that are typically drawn from to fulfill orders.
- purchase order (PO)
- An authorized order to an external vendor or internal supplier.
R
- record
- The storage representation of a row or other data.
- Region
- A physical location (site or data center) hosting infrastructure isolated from other locations, with independent power and networking connectivity. A region may or may not have further sub-isolation characteristics such as semi-independent pods or availability zones.
- revoke
- To remove a privilege or an authority from an authorization identifier.
S
- sales order
- A record that authorizes the sale of products or services or both to an end customer and that includes a fulfillment date for the order.
- sales shipment
- A record of the shipment of a product from a business to a customer to fulfill a sales order.
- shelf life
- The period of time during which an item is usable for manufacturing a product.
- supplier
- A business, person, or organization that supplies materials or parts to a business.
- supply plan
- Statement of the expected need for materials or parts over time based on the demand plan.
- supply shipment
- A record of the shipment of materials or parts used to satisfy a supply order.
T
- threshold
- A predefined value per metric that is used to compare data points.
- transactional data
- Data that describes an event and is frequently subject to change, such as demands, procurements, production orders, and firm information.
W
- widget
- A reusable user interface component such as a button, scroll bar, control area, or text edit area, that can receive input from the keyboard or mouse and can communicate with an application or with another widget.