Glossary

INVOICe Depending upon transmission direction, invoice or self-billing in Odette or EDIFACT format (in both standards same designation). In Odette and EDIFACT, credit advices are referred to as self-billing.

Inventory Report The inventory report is delivered via external service providers in EDIFACT format.

Integrated Services Digital Network A Telekom network that works digitally. Each ISDN line has three channels, two data channels of 64 KB each and one control channel of 16 KB. Each data channel can be used separately.

International Organization for Standardization – an independent, non-governmental, international organization that develops and maintains standards for all technology applications and mechanisms for the global industry.

Just In Sequence – inventory-free procurement logistics, production planning and control in automotive engineering, in which the automotive supplier not only ensures that the required materials are delivered on time in the required quantities, but also that the sequence of the required materials is correct .

Just- In- Time The demand fulfilment at the correct time, in correct quantity and quality at the correct place.

IP Network of the Japanese Automotive Industry.

Material flow oriented ERP- proceding. Also called „supermarket method“, because the gap developed by the customer by goods withdrawal, is filled out immediately. In order to give a message for the pre-aged place over the parts which can be refilled, the consumer deposits a card (jap. KANBAN). It contains all data necessary for the renewed … Read more

In the automotive industry, delivery data is usually transmitted via EDI in the form of a shipping notification. In particular, packaging information is also transmitted. To do this, the goods supplier must label the handling unit accordingly. As a rule, an adhesive or stick-in label, the so-called goods label, is used for this.

Local Area Network in a limited area, without a public network.