Materials requirement planning
Computer-based systems that plan backward from the production schedule to make purchases in order to manage inventory levels. |
Similar financial terms
Bill of Materials (BOM)A BOM is a list of specifications that uniquely defines manufacturing sequence, materials, and procedures utilized in the manufacture of a specific product .
Sinking fund requirement
A condition included in some corporate bond indentures that requires the issuer to retire a specified portion of debt each year. Any principal due at maturity is called the balloon maturity.
Reserve requirements
The percentage of different types of deposits that member banks are required to hold on deposit at the Fed.
Margin requirement (Options)
The amount of cash an uncovered (naked) option writer is required to deposit and maintain to cover his daily position valuation and reasonably foreseeable intra-day price changes.
Maintenance margin requirement
A sum, usually smaller than -but part of the original margin, which must be maintained on deposit at all times. If a customer's equity in any futures position drops to, or under, the maintenance margin level, the broker must issue a margin call for the amount at money required to restore the customer's equity in the account to the original margin level.
Planning horizon
The length of time a model projects into the future.
Corporate financial planning
Financial planning conducted by a firm that encompasses preparation of both long- and short-term financial plans.
