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====== Supply Chain Terminology ======

===== Load Shifting =====

Load Shifting is a technique in which product supply is shifted from default source locations to alternative source locations within the network 

===== Windmilling =====

Running a plant connected to a pipeline while the pipeline customer is down and not taking anything

===== Down =====
=== APSAs / Onsites ===
If an APSA / Onsite is down then product needs to be shipped into the location from outside sources
=== Customers ===
If a customer is down then product demand ceases at the customer level
=== ASU's ===
If an ASU is down then production of product stops and in many instances external product will need to be backhauled in to supply the network

===== Budget =====

A budget represents Airgas's plan expressed monetarily or volumetrically, addressing the allocation of resources such as people, assets, product and expenses

===== ASU =====

An ASU, or Air Separation Unit, is a large-scale industrial facility used to separate atmospheric air into its primary components: nitrogen, oxygen, and sometimes argon. The process of air separation typically involves cryogenic distillation, where air is cooled and compressed before being fed into a distillation column. Within the distillation column, the different components of air condense at different temperatures, allowing for their separation.

===== Load =====

A "load" is a term used to describe the amount of product being delivered in bulk. Generally, for budgetary purposes the conversions are as follows

=== Nitrogen ===
600000 SCF / 6500 Gallons

=== Oxygen ===
545000 SCF / 4700 Gallons

=== Argon ===
40000 SCF / 3500 Gallons

===== Dumping =====

===== Dump Notice =====

===== Backhaul =====