Carrying costs, 166
sources and uses of, 150, 152, 154–155, 168, 233, 234
Cash flow statement (CFS), 150, 151, 152–163, 171, 233–241
financing activities, 238–240
investing activities, 236–238
operating activities, 234–236, 237, 239, 240
supply chain management and, 153–156
Cash-to-cash cycle, 162, 165, 169–172, 187–191
Causal relationships, 128, 140
Cause-and-effect diagram, 140–142
Cause-and-effect relationships, 6, 114, 131, 142, 143, 157, 158, 220
Central tendency, 112
CFS, see Cash flow statement
Classification of merchandise, 78, 80
COGS, see Cost of goods sold
Collaboration, 38
Collaborative planning, forecasting and manufacturing, 95
Combination formula, 63
Combinations, 61–64
Commitment, 12
Commodity-based model, 13
Common Market, 56
Communication, 3, 22, 24, 38, 47, 61–64
contract manufacturing and, 67, 68
third-party logistics and, 81
Company stock, 155
Compensation, 7
Constitution of the United States, 8, 12, 54–55
Consuming the forecast, 97
Continuous improvement, 23, 39, 41, 45, 93, 94, 103, 110, 120, 123, 142, 231
Contract manufacturing, 49, 65–73, 159, 212
make or buy decision, 71–73
operations and financial results, 69–71
Control phase, 123–124
COPQ, see Cost of poor quality
Copyright protection, 55
Corporate culture, 2, 6–7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 189, 220
Cost of goods sold (COGS), 95, 151, 153, 157, 165–167, 169, 170, 171, 175, 190, 199, 201, 209, 212, 213–217
contract manufacturing and, 70
third-party logistics and, 81
Cost of poor quality (COPQ), 120–121, 122, 125, 134–135, 140
Cost of quality, 39
Critical-to-quality characteristics (CTQCs), 114, 119, 125, 131, 132, 133
Critical-to-quality tree, 131–132
CTQCs, see Critical-to-quality characteristics
Culture, corporate, see Corporate culture
Cumulative lead time, 29, 84, 85, 86, 93, 148, 160, 210
Incoterms and, 105
Current assets, 71, 150, 151, 165, 173, 193, 196, 197, 205, 233, 235, 239
Current liabilities, 152, 193, 194, 196, 197, 198, 233, 235
Current ratio, 194, 196–197, 198
Customer needs, 119
Customer satisfaction, 16, 122, 125
Customs brokerage, 78–80
Cycle-counting policy, 178, 179