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11Supply network — A supply network is a pattern of temporal and spatial processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links, which adds value for customers through the manufacturing and delivery of products. It comprises the general state of… …
12materials testing — Introduction measurement of the characteristics and behaviour of such substances as metals, ceramics, or plastics under various conditions. The data thus obtained can be used in specifying the suitability of materials for various… …
13supply — supply1 supplier, n. /seuh pluy /, v., supplied, supplying, n., pl. supplies. v.t. 1. to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with… …
14supply — I. verb (supplied; supplying) Etymology: Middle English supplien to complete, compensate for, from Middle French soupplier, from Latin supplēre to fill up, complete, raise (a military unit, crew) to its full complement, substitute, from sub up +… …
15supply — I. /səˈplaɪ / (say suh pluy) verb (supplied, supplying) –verb (t) 1. to furnish (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite. 2. to furnish or provide (something wanting or requisite): to supply electricity to a… …
16supply — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. provide, furnish, give, afford, present, contribute. See provision, store, quantity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A quantity] Syn. stock, hoard, accumulation, amount, number; see also quantity . 2.… …
17supply — v 1. provide, furnish, outfit, equip, accommodate, Archaic. dight, Obs. appoint; cater, purvey, victual, provision, provender, feed, forage; store, stock, stock up, fill up, gird, Chiefly Scot. plenish. 2. render, give, contribute, afford, avail; …
18supply chain management — /sə plaɪ tʃeɪn ˌmænɪdʒmənt/ noun the management of the movement of goods and the flow of information between an organisation and its suppliers and customers (NOTE: Supply chain management covers the processes of materials management, logistics,… …
19supply risk — The risk associated with a change in raw materials or input to a project from those assumed or projected. In the context of a resources production project, this is called reserves risk. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
20supply — Synonyms and related words: ability, accommodate, accommodate with, accouterment, accumulation, acting, ad interim, afford, armament, assets, available means, balance, cache, capacity, capital, capital goods, capitalization, cater to, catering,… …
