| A | B |
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| Regrouping function | Involves rearranging the quantities and assortment of products as they move through the supply chain. |
| OSHA | a U.S. federal agency that regulates workplaces to ensure the safety of workers |
| allocating | breaking larger quantities into smaller quantities |
| Throughput | Refers to the amount of product entering and leaving a facility in a given time period |
| Field warehousing | a facility temporarily established at the site of inventory; the warehouse assumes custody of the inventory and issues a receipt for it, which can then be used as collateral for a loan. |
| Supply Management | A relational exchange approach involving a limited number of suppliers |
| reverse auctions | a buyer invites bids from multiple sellers, and the seller with the lowest bid is often awarded the business. |
| obsolete materials | refer to materials that are not likely to ever be used by the organization that purchased it |
| Global procurement | refers to buying components and inputs anywhere in the world |
| kickbacks | money paid after an exchange |
| Incoterms 2000 | terms of sale for international transaction that represent, from the seller's viewpoint, the different locations, or stages, of quoting a price to an overseas buyer |
| Nontarrif barrier | restrictions other than tariffs that are placed on imported products |
| Export management company | Firm that helps a domestic company become involved in foreign sales |
| cargo preference | Requires a certain percentages of traffic to move on nations flag vessels |
| shipping conference | Cartels of all ocean vessel operators operating between carriers and trade areas |
