Business A-Level
supplier reliability
What supplier reliability means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of supplier reliability
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Reference: AQA
The capacity of a supplier to deliver consistently, so that an unreliable one causes stockouts and the lost contribution on every unit not sold.
Topics that use supplier reliability
- Making operational decisions to improve performance: managing inventory and supply chains (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- capacity utilisation
- Core vs non-core activities
- effectiveness versus efficiency
- ethical sourcing
- holding cost versus stockout cost
- outsourcing
- producing to order
- re-order level and quantity
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