Business Operations Glossary

Order Fulfillment

  • The end-to-end workflow of handling customer's orders right from the order placement and payment processing to processing, packing, and end delivery or in-store collection.

Procurement Process

  • The organised process of obtaining and buying products or services for a business. This involves the evaluation of suppliers, price negotiations, the finalisation of contracts, and the placing of orders.

Vendor Management

  • The continued practice for co-ordination with suppliers to ensure in-time delivery. It includes controlling cost, ensuring constant quality, and smooth relationship for long-term business.

Supplier Chain Risk

  • The possibility of interruptions to the supply chain due to various factors, such as late suppliers, environmental factors, or political instability, can affect day-to-day operations.

Production Planning

  • The activity of planning and scheduling manufacturing operations in a manner that aligns materials, workforce, and equipment with the demand efficiently placed on the business.

Demand Planning

  • An analytical method to determine future customer demand, which will help businesses keep stocks at the optimum level and avoid excess production or stock shortages.

Order Processing

  • The operational steps taken after a customer has placed an order with the company that contacting the process of stock verification. This includes order confirmation, packaging, and delivery to a customer until all is finished.

Outsourcing

  • The strategy of allocating certain business functions or processes to third-party service providers, such as production units or support teams, rather than dealing with them internally.

Customer Feedback

  • Insights and opinions shared by customers about products or services that are used by businesses. It improves products, services, or satisfies their customers and builds long-term customer loyalty.

CRM Software

  • Customer Relationship management software to help businesses organise customer data, monitor sales activities, manage communication, and strengthen customer relationships.

Sales Pipeline

  • A structured view of the journey of a sale that indicates, how the prospects navigate through various stages of the journey from the point of first interaction to the point of final deal closure.

Customer Retention Rate

  • A metric that demonstrates the proportion of customers who continue to engage with a business over a defined time period, indicating satisfaction and brand loyalty.

Business

  • An organised activity or company that takes part in production, buying, selling goods, or services to make a profit.

Company

  • A legally registered organisation that undertakes commercial activities, manufactures products, or provides services, usually with profit-oriented purposes.
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