Glossary

Communication technology in which the sending and receiving of data takes place at different times.

Analysis and evaluation of the business and production processes from the supplier by the customer. Here the evaluation of the level of organization/ of logistics has become meanwhile a very high value (partitioning A, B, C supplier).

Mechanism for checking the authenticity of a sender and the message content using an electronic key, e.g. Certificate or digital signature.

Automotive is the general term for all activities in the field of supplier parts, products or services in the automotive industry.

An automotive supplier is a company that supplies automotive manufacturers with individual components or entire assemblies. It is thus part of a car supply chain.

Dispatch advice in Odette-format. All delivery notes and transportation information of a transmission are summarized according to this standard and transferred to the consignee before arrival of the commodity. With this information the consignee plans the incoming goods.