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Make-to-Order
Production to customer order and order fulfilment direct from the factory.
Make-to-Stock
Production for the warehouse and fulfilment of customer orders from the availability of products in stock.
Map
Distribution map of storage locations within a warehouse, appropriately coded according to the location and function of each area and saved in the management system archives.
Material management
The planning and control of activities related to the flow of materials from suppliers to the end of the transformation process.
Materials handling
The physical management of products and materials from the time they are purchased until the time they are shipped.
Materials management
The logistics of products arriving from suppliers governed by the production process. The handling and management of materials and products from acquisition to production.
