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backflush- The calculated reduction of a component inventory balance based on the reported production of a parent item and the quantity of the component used per each parent. A system transaction that may not represent physical usage based on timing and bill of material accuracy issues.
back scheduling: A technique for calculating operation start dates and due dates. The schedule is computed starting with the due date for the order and working backward to determine the required start date and/or due dates for each operation.
bill of material (BOM): A listing of all the subassemblies, intermediates, parts, and raw materials that go into a parent assembly showing the quantity of each required to make an assembly.
browser: Software used on the Web to retrieve and display documents on-screen, connect to other sites using hypertext links, display images, and play audio files.
business intelligence (BI): Sets of tools that provide graphical analysis of business information in multidimensional views thus enabling people to make better decisions and improve their business processes.
business-to-business e-commerce (B2B) (A): Business being conducted over the Internet between businesses. Thhe implication is that this connectivity will cause businesses to transform themselves via supply chain management to become virtual organizations, reducing costs, improving quality, reducing delivery lead time, and improving due-date performance.
business-to-consumer sales (B2C) (A): Business being conducted between businesses and final consumers largely over the Internet. It includes traditional brick and mortar businesses that also offer products online and businesses that trade exclusively electronically.