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Glossary

The Glossary below provides clear definitions of key terms used in Revenue Growth Management (RGM), helping you better understand essential concepts, strategies, and metrics that drive top-line growth and optimize profitability. This resource is designed to simplify complex RGM terminology, empowering businesses to make informed decisions on pricing, promotions, and product assortments.

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DAGL
Agile demand

Days Cover
The number of days that stock on hand is expected to last

DBR
Theory of Constraints Drum-Buffer-Rope

DC
See "Dicstribution Center"

DD MRP
Demand-driven Material Requirements Planning

DDAE
Demand-driven Adaptive Enterprize

DDI
Demand-driven Institute

Dealer Own Brand
A retailer may repackag and selle an existing product under its own brand as opposed to the brand of the manufacturer

Deep deal
A less frequent promotion of which the price is the much more reduced price as per the cycle price mandate

Deeper price
A term used to denote a price that is less than a promited price being compared to

Demand
The amount of a product the market buys

Demographic
Information related to human characteristics

Denominator
The metric used to divide another number with

DFF
Fully flexible demand

DFSS
Design for Six Sigma

DIFOT
Delivered in full on time

DINC
Incremental demand proportion

DINT
Demand intermittency

DIO
Days Inventory Outstanding

DISC
Discount Spend

Discontinuation
Occurs when a product is no longer within the active portfolio of products sold

DISTA
Share of all commodity volume

DISTN
Numeric Distribution

Distribution (demand)
The number of points-of-sale with sales as a percentage of the number of available points-of-sale

Distribution (supply)
The logistical process of moving stock to next level echelons

Distribution Center
A physical location that is used to stoe and move stock throught the supply chain network

Distribution elasticity
The impact on demand when adding a point of sale

Distribution whitespace
Point-of-sale that are available to shoppers in which the product is not listed

DISTW
Weighted Distribution

DLEAN
Lean demand

DLIFT
Lift demand proportion

DMADV
Six Sigma process redesign process: Define, Measure, Analyse, Design, Verify

DMAIC
Six Sigma process definition: Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control

DOB
See "Dealer Own Brand"

DPMO
Defects per million observations

DPO
Days Payable Outstanding

DPRED
Demand predictability

DQUAL
Demand Quality

DREP
Replenishment demand

DSO
Days Sales Outstanding

DSUB
Subsidized demand proportion

DTC
Direct To Consumer

Durable goods
Goods shopper buy that last a reasonable amount of time, but would need replacement or maintenance. For example houses, cars and househoods goods like ladders or fridges

DVOL
Demand volatility