A - Definitions
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ABC classification
ABC classification is a ranking system for identifying and grouping items in terms of how useful they are for achieving business goals.
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accounts receivable (AR)
Accounts receivable (AR) is an item in the general ledger (GL) that shows money owed to a business by customers who have purchased goods or services on credit.
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Adaptive Insights (formerly called Adaptive Planning)
Adaptive Insights (formerly called Adaptive Planning) is a cloud-based corporate performance management software (CPM) vendor headquartered in Mountain View, California.
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advanced planning and scheduling (APS)
Advanced planning and scheduling (APS) is a type of system that tracks costs based on the activities that are responsible for driving costs in the production of manufactured goods. (Continued)
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advanced shipping notice (ASN)
An advanced shipping notice (ASN) is a document that provides detailed information about a pending delivery.
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Anaplan
Anaplan is a web-based enterprise platform for business planning.
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ANSI/ISA-95
ANSI/ISA-95, more commonly referred to as ISA-95, is an international standard for enterprise and control systems integration developed for manufacturers.
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asset performance management (APM)
Asset performance management (APM) is both a strategy and a set of software tools for tracking and managing the health of an organization's physical assets.
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Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC)
Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) is a broad set of technologies used to collect information from an object, image or sound without manual data entry. The actual technologies involved, the information obtained and the purpose of collection vary widely. AIDC systems are used to manage inventory, delivery, assets, security and documents.