[Page 791 ( continued )] - network
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an arrangement of paths connected at various points (drawn as a diagram), through which an item (or items) moves from one point to another -
- network flow models
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a model that represents the flow of items through a system -
- node
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in a network diagram, a point that represents a junction or an intersection; it is represented by a circle -
- noninstantaneous receipt
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the gradual receipt of inventory over time -
- nonlinear programming
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a form of mathematical programming in which the objective function or constraints (or both) are nonlinear functions -
- normal distribution
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a continuous probability distribution that has the shape of a bell -
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