SUPPLY CHAIN VISION LOGISTICS TERMS and GLOSSARY Updated October 2003 Allocation Costing: See Absorption Costing Alternate Routing: A routing, usually less preferred than the primary routing, but resulting in an identical item. Alternate routings may be maintained in the computer or off- line via manu methods, but the computer software must be able to accept alternate routings for specific jobs American National Standards Institute(ANSI): A non-profit organization chartered to develop, maintain, and promulgate voluntary U.S. national standards in a number of areas, especially with regards to setting EDI standards. ANSI is the U.s. representative to the International Standards Organization(IsO) American Society for Quality (ASQ): Founded in 1946, a not-for-profit educational organization with 144,000 members who are interested in quality improvement American Standard Code for Information Interchange(ASCID: ASCII format- simple text based data with no formatting. The standard code for information exchange among data processing systems. Uses a coded character set consisting of 7-bit coded characters(8 bits including parity check) displayed in rapid sequence by some Web browsers, giving an animated effect. Also see: IAre Animated GIF: A file containing a series of GIF( Graphics Interchange Format)images that ANSI: See american national standards Institute ANSI ASC X12: American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards Committee X12 The committee of ansi that is charted with setting edi standards ANSI Standard: A published transaction set approved by aNsI. The standards are reviewed every siX months Anticipated Delay Report: A report, normally issued by both manufacturing and purchasing to the material planning function, regarding jobs or purchase orders that will not be completed on time and explaining why the jobs or purchases are delayed and when they will be completed This report is an essential ingredient of the closed-loop MRP system. It is normally a handwritten report. Synonym: delay report Anticipation Inventories: Additional inventory above basic pipeline stock to cover projected trends of increasing sales, planned sales promotion programs, seasonal fluctuations, plant shutdowns and vacations A/P: See Accounts Payable Definitions compiled by Kate vitasek Bellevue. Washington Please note: The Council of Logistics Management does not take responsibility for the content of these definitions, nor does the Council endorse these as official definitions except as noted.SUPPLY CHAIN VISIONS LOGISTICS TERMS and GLOSSARY Updated October 2003 Definitions compiled by: Kate Vitasek Supply Chain Visions Bellevue, Washington Please note: The Council of Logistics Management does not take responsibility for the content of these definitions, nor does the Council endorse these as official definitions except as noted. Allocation Costing: See Absorption Costing Alternate Routing: A routing, usually less preferred than the primary routing, but resulting in an identical item. Alternate routings may be maintained in the computer or off-line via manual methods, but the computer software must be able to accept alternate routings for specific jobs. American National Standards Institute (ANSI): A non-profit organization chartered to develop, maintain, and promulgate voluntary U.S. national standards in a number of areas, especially with regards to setting EDI standards. ANSI is the U.S. representative to the International Standards Organization (ISO). American Society for Quality (ASQ): Founded in 1946, a not-for-profit educational organization with 144,000 members who are interested in quality improvement. American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII): ASCII format - simple text based data with no formatting. The standard code for information exchange among data processing systems. Uses a coded character set consisting of 7-bit coded characters (8 bits including parity check). Animated GIF: A file containing a series of GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) images that are displayed in rapid sequence by some Web browsers, giving an animated effect. Also see: GIF. ANSI: See American National Standards Institute. ANSI ASC X12: American National Standards Institute Accredited Standards Committee X12. The committee of ANSI that is charted with setting EDI standards. ANSI Standard: A published transaction set approved by ANSI. The standards are reviewed every six months. Anticipated Delay Report: A report, normally issued by both manufacturing and purchasing to the material planning function, regarding jobs or purchase orders that will not be completed on time and explaining why the jobs or purchases are delayed and when they will be completed. This report is an essential ingredient of the closed-loop MRP system. It is normally a handwritten report. Synonym: delay report. Anticipation Inventories: Additional inventory above basic pipeline stock to cover projected trends of increasing sales, planned sales promotion programs, seasonal fluctuations, plant shutdowns, and vacations. A/P: See Accounts Payable