Logistics center A logistics center is a place in an enterprise where a large number of logistics activities take place, such as warehousing, picking, fleet dispatching and logistics control. RELATED CONTRIBUTIONS Goods movement center Hub and Spoke system.
Carnet de Passages By the name Carnet de Passages we mean a border document that is required for duty-free entry of land and water vehicles into certain countries in Africa, Asia, South America, as well as Australia and New Zealand. A brief description of the Carnet de Passages corresponds to a customs document and once issued can be used in many countries. The validity [...]
Category Management Category Managements (CM) is an operational and strategic trade planning instrument where assortment (commodity groups) and commodity management are controlled. These groups of goods are created with the help of a scientific analysis of the market of producers and traders. Brief description A nine-step planning process is used to introduce Category Management in an enterprise. In order to introduce Category Management in the planning process it is necessary [...]
CAQ – Computer Aided Quality Control/Assurance – computer-aided quality control. The term Computer Aided Quality Control (CAQ) refers to computer-controlled quality assurance for determining and checking the reliability, durability, design, and serviceability of products. RELATED TERMS CIM – Computer Integrated Manufacturing
CAP – Computer Aided Planning – computer-assisted planning. Under the term Computer Aided Planning (CAP), we understand computer-controlled planning of products or work. Because it takes into account all necessary work planning procedures, CAP is a derivative of CAD. CAP is implemented in many ERP systems and is part of computer-integrated manufacturing. RELATED CONCEPTS CIM – Computer Integrated [...]
CAM – Computer-Aided Manufacturing – Computer-aided manufacturing CAM is computer-aided manufacturing and is based on the direct control of production, transport, and storage systems. Production processes are electronically controlled, such as in production machines or industrial robots. CAM is part of computer-integrated manufacturing. RELATED CONCEPTS CIM – […]
CAI – Computer Aided Industry – computer-aided industry. CAI is a collective term for integrated computer applications in businesses and complements CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) due to its administrative functions. The term CAI was introduced by IBM. RELATED TERMS CIM – Computer Integrated Manufacturing
AE – Computer Aided Engineering – computer-aided engineering CAE is an abbreviation for Computer Aided Engineering and means computer-aided engineering work. It usually covers the areas of design, drawing creation, and material selection for the preparation of work.