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1. The practice of anodizing — a form of electrolytic passivation that thickens the oxidized outer layer of a metal part — has existed for a...

1. A BOM can define products as they are designed.” Most people now acknowledge the role of another critical enterprise business system to m...

1. Poor master data management is often a hindrance to using an ERP system well. Bills of Material, BOMs, are a key piece of that ERP master...

1. A bill of materials (BOM) is a comprehensive list of parts, items, assemblies, and other materials required to create a product, as well ...

 1. ABC inventory analysis is a method used to classify a business’s stock items into three categories – A, B and C, based on their value to...

1. A sales forecast is a prediction of future sales revenue. Sales forecasts are usually based on historical data, industry trends, and the ...

1. Inventory demand forecasting is the process of predicting customer demand for an inventory item over a defined period of time.  2. Accura...

1. There are many ways to forecast business trends and all of them fall under two extensive categories like qualitative & quantitative. ...

 1. Launched in June 2001, the Global Trader Programme is a merger of the Approved Oil Trader (AOT) and the Approved International Trader (A...

1. Innovative new technologies are laying the foundation for the latest hydraulic systems and applications designed for construction, agricu...

1. Building ‘new infrastructure’ (新型基础 or新基建 for short) has recently become a top development priority for China – and refers to infrastruct...

APRIL SNAPSHOT 1. European strip mill product steel prices were largely unchanged, in late March/early April, despite the major impact of th...

1. AEO stands for Authorized Economic Operator. Different countries have different versions of this program. In the United States it's c...

1. Incoterms are universally recognised rules. They guide buyers and sellers when formulating and fulfilling a contract for the shipment of ...

1. Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is a way of developing, financing and delivering transport infrastructure projects.  2. It has gained ...

The Government is introducing greater flexibility in land use so as to accommodate the diversifying space requirements of the innovation eco...

1. Fragmentation of systems and lack of common documents in international trade cause significant inefficiencies and resultant loss of reven...

 1. The past decade has seen residential Master Developers (MDs) playing an increasingly important role in the UK’s development market, help...

 1. Supply Chain and Logistics terminology can seemingly not keep up with the rapid evolution of the industry. For years we have become accu...

 1. Manufacturers are responsible for a variety of complex business requirements, including tight time-to-market schedules and improving the...