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Work in process. Work in process or work-in-process, (WIP), [1][2][3][4] work in progress (WIP), [5][6][7] goods in process, [1] or in-process inventory refers to a company's partially finished goods waiting for completion and eventual sale, or the value of these items. [8] The term is used in supply chain management, and WIP is a key input for ...
Business practice for improving location and size of inventory storage. Inventory optimization refers to the techniques used by businesses to improve their oversight, control and management of inventory size and location across their extended supply network. [1] It has been observed within operations research that "every company has the ...
Content inventory. A content inventory is the process and the result of cataloging the entire contents of a website. An allied practice—a content audit —is the process of evaluating that content. [1][2][3] A content inventory and a content audit are closely related concepts, and they are often conducted in tandem.
Example of a system context diagram. [1] A system context diagram in engineering is a diagram that defines the boundary between the system, or part of a system, and its environment, showing the entities that interact with it. [2] This diagram is a high level view of a system. It is similar to a block diagram.
Inventory control or stock control can be broadly defined as "the activity of checking a shop's stock". [1] It is the process of ensuring that the right amount of supply is available within a business. [2] However, a more focused definition takes into account the more science-based, methodical practice of not only verifying a business's ...
The inventory control problem is the problem faced by a firm that must decide how much to order in each time period to meet demand for its products. The problem can be modeled using mathematical techniques of optimal control, dynamic programming and network optimization. The study of such models is part of inventory theory.
The (Q,r) model is a class of models in inventory theory. [1] A general (Q,r) model can be extended from both the EOQ model and the base stock model [ 2 ] Overview
Dynamic lot-size model. The dynamic lot-size model in inventory theory, is a generalization of the economic order quantity model that takes into account that demand for the product varies over time. The model was introduced by Harvey M. Wagner and Thomson M. Whitin in 1958. [1][2]