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Backflushing.
The deduction from inventory, after manufacture, of the component parts used in a parent by exploding the bill of materials by the production total of parents produced.
Backhaul
Generally a back haul is any return load taken after the delivery has been made. An
example of this would be the collection of supplier loads from the supplier by the retailer
for delivery into the retailer’s own RDC.
Backorder A.
Customer demand for which no stock is available and where the customer is prepared to wait for the item to arrive in stock.
Beyond Economic Repair (BER).
Where the projected cost of repair, normally for a repairable or rotable item, exceeds a management set percentage of the replacement value of the item concerned.
Bar Code.
See Linear Bar Code
Batch Number.
A code used to identify the specific production point, for a product or an assembly, in a manufacturing or assembly process.
Bill of Material.
A listing of components, parts, and other items needed to manufacture a product, showing the quantity of each required to produce each end item. A bill of material is similar to a parts list except that it usually shows how the product is fabricated and assembled. Also called a product structure record, formula, recipe, or ingredients list.
Buffer Stock.
See Safety Stock
Build Stock.
See Anticipation Stock
Build to Order.
See Make to Order
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