Sourcing and Procurement
Glossary
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Dependent demand stock
Raw materials or component parts whose demand (ordering levels) is influenced by demand for the finished product
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Depreciation
The reduction over time in the value of an asset held by a company, often due to wear and tear. An amount for this is treated as a cost in a company’s annual accounts
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Depreciation of assets
An accounting method of spreading the cost of an asset over a defined period, usually several financial years
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Design Thinking
Design thinking is a formal method for practical, creative resolution of problems and creation of solutions, with the intent of an improved future result. In this regard it is a form of solution-based, or solution-focused thinking.
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Design specification
A specification setting forth the required characteristics to be considered for award of contract, including sufficient detail to show how the product is to be manufactured. It is typically part of the Scope of Work, Workscope, Statement of Work, or Requirements in an RFx document. Most often used in Request for Proposals (RFPs).
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Deploy Phase
Releasing the automated solution into the live production environment.
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Depreciation charge
The amount of money by which annual accounts are adjusted to reflect the cost of a reduction in the value of assets. This money is put aside to purchase a replacement for the asset at a future date
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Design Phase
Involves creating the solution elements ahead of moving into actual development.
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Design of experiments (DOE)
A systematic method to determine the relationship between factors affecting a process and the output of that process. In other words, it is used to find cause-and-effect relationships.
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Desired Outcomes
A term that defines collaboratively negotiated strategic business outcomes expressed in terms of a limited set (ideally no more than 5) of high level success measures.
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Develop Phase
The undertaking of all the activities defined in the delivery plan to make the automation available for process execution.
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