Glossary of manufacturing terms definition and meaning

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Glossary of manufacturing terms definition and meaning

activity-based costing	activity_based_costing_definition_and_meaning.html
aggregate planning (aggregate scheduling)	aggregate_planning_aggregate_scheduling_definition_and_meaning.html
alliances	alliances_definition_and_meaning.html
andon board	andon_board_definition_and_meaning.html
andon	andon_definition_and_meaning.html
assembly chart	assembly_chart_definition_and_meaning.html
assembly drawing	assembly_drawing_definition_and_meaning.html
assembly line	assembly_line_definition_and_meaning.html
attribute inspection	attribute_inspection_definition_and_meaning.html
automated guided vehicle (avg)	automated_guided_vehicle_avg_definition_and_meaning.html
automatic storage and retrieval system (as/rs)	automatic_storage_and_retrieval_system_as_rs_definition_and_meaning.html
autonomation	autonomation_definition_and_meaning.html
average observed cycle time	average_observed_cycle_time_definition_and_meaning.html
back flush	back_flush_definition_and_meaning.html
backlog	backlog_definition_and_meaning.html
backward scheduling	backward_scheduling_definition_and_meaning.html
batch picking	batch_picking_definition_and_meaning.html
batch-and-queue	batch_and_queue_definition_and_meaning.html
benchmarking	benchmarking_definition_and_meaning.html
bill of materials (bom)	bill_of_materials_bom_definition_and_meaning.html
blanket order	blanket_order_definition_and_meaning.html
bottleneck	bottleneck_definition_and_meaning.html
breakdown maintenance	breakdown_maintenance_definition_and_meaning.html
break-even analysis	break_even_analysis_definition_and_meaning.html
brownfield	brownfield_definition_and_meaning.html
bucketless system	bucketless_system_definition_and_meaning.html
buckets	buckets_definition_and_meaning.html
business planning	business_planning_definition_and_meaning.html
capacity	capacity_definition_and_meaning.html
cause-and-effect diagram	cause_and_effect_diagram_definition_and_meaning.html
cells	cells_definition_and_meaning.html
chaku-chuka	chaku_chuka_definition_and_meaning.html
changeover	changeover_definition_and_meaning.html
closed-loop mrp system	closed_loop_mrp_system_definition_and_meaning.html
clustering	clustering_definition_and_meaning.html
cold calling	cold_calling_definition_and_meaning.html
competitive advantage	competitive_advantage_definition_and_meaning.html
computer integrated manufacturing	computer_integrated_manufacturing__definition_and_meaning.html
computer-aided-design (cad)	computer_aided_design_cad_definition_and_meaning.html
computer-aided-manufacturing (cam)	computer_aided_manufacturing_cam_definition_and_meaning.html
concurrent engineering	concurrent_engineering_definition_and_meaning.html
consignment inventory	consignment_inventory_definition_and_meaning.html
constraints	constraints_definition_and_meaning.html
continuous improvement	continuous_improvement_definition_and_meaning.html
contribution	contribution_definition_and_meaning.html
control charts	control_charts_definition_and_meaning.html
control files	control_files_definition_and_meaning.html
craft production	craft_production_definition_and_meaning.html
crashing	crashing_definition_and_meaning.html
critical path method (cpm)	critical_path_method_cpm_definition_and_meaning.html
critical path	critical_path_definition_and_meaning.html
critical success factors	critical_success_factors_definition_and_meaning.html
customer orientation	customer_orientation_definition_and_meaning.html
cycle counting	cycle_counting_definition_and_meaning.html
cycle time	cycle_time_definition_and_meaning.html
decision table	decision_table_definition_and_meaning.html
decision theory	decision_theory_definition_and_meaning.html
decision trees	decision_trees_definition_and_meaning.html
demand forecasts	demand_forecasts_definition_and_meaning.html
design capacity	design_capacity_definition_and_meaning.html
design for manufacture and assembly (dfma)	design_for_manufacture_and_assembly_dfma_definition_and_meaning.html
differentiation	differentiation_definition_and_meaning.html
disintermediation	disintermediation_definition_and_meaning.html
distribution resource planning (drp)	distribution_resource_planning_drp_definition_and_meaning.html
drop shipping	drop_shipping_definition_and_meaning.html
earliest due date (edd)	earliest_due_date_edd_definition_and_meaning.html
e-commerce	e_commerce_definition_and_meaning.html
economic forecasts	economic_forecasts_definition_and_meaning.html
economic part period (epp)	economic_part_period_epp_definition_and_meaning.html
effective capacity	effective_capacity_definition_and_meaning.html
efficiency	efficiency_definition_and_meaning.html
employee empowerment	employee_empowerment_definition_and_meaning.html
engineering change notice (ecn)	engineering_change_notice_ecn_definition_and_meaning.html
engineering drawing	engineering_drawing_definition_and_meaning.html
enterprise resource planning (erp)	enterprise_resource_planning_erp_definition_and_meaning.html
e-procurement	e_procurement_definition_and_meaning.html
ergonomics	ergonomics_definition_and_meaning.html
fabrication line	fabrication_line_definition_and_meaning.html
finite scheduling	finite_scheduling_definition_and_meaning.html
five ss	five_ss_definition_and_meaning.html
five whys	five_whys_definition_and_meaning.html
fixed costs	fixed_costs_definition_and_meaning.html
flexible manufacturing system (fms)	flexible_manufacturing_system_fms_definition_and_meaning.html
flextime	flextime_definition_and_meaning.html
flow diagram	flow_diagram_definition_and_meaning.html
flow	flow_definition_and_meaning.html
forecasting	forecasting_definition_and_meaning.html
forward scheduling	forward_scheduling_definition_and_meaning.html
free on board (fob)	free_on_board_fob_definition_and_meaning.html
gantt chart	gantt_chart_definition_and_meaning.html
green manufacturing	green_manufacturing_definition_and_meaning.html
greenfield	greenfield_definition_and_meaning.html
gross material requirements plan	gross_material_requirements_plan_definition_and_meaning.html
group technology	group_technology_definition_and_meaning.html
heijunka	heijunka_definition_and_meaning.html
heuristic	heuristic_definition_and_meaning.html
holding cost	holding_cost_definition_and_meaning.html
hoshin kanri	hoshin_kanri_definition_and_meaning.html
infant mortality	infant_mortality_definition_and_meaning.html
input-output control	input_output_control_definition_and_meaning.html
inspection	inspection_definition_and_meaning.html
internet outsourcing	internet_outsourcing_definition_and_meaning.html
intranet	intranet_definition_and_meaning.html
iso 14000	iso_14000_definition_and_meaning.html
iso 9000	iso_9000_definition_and_meaning.html
jidoka	jidoka_definition_and_meaning.html
jit partnerships	jit_partnerships_definition_and_meaning.html
job enlargement	job_enlargement_definition_and_meaning.html
job enrichment	job_enrichment_definition_and_meaning.html
job rotation	job_rotation_definition_and_meaning.html
joint ventures	joint_ventures_definition_and_meaning.html
just-in-time inventory	just_in_time_inventory_definition_and_meaning.html
just-in-time	just_in_time_definition_and_meaning.html
kaikaku	kaikaku_definition_and_meaning.html
kaizen	kaizen_definition_and_meaning.html
kanban	kanban_definition_and_meaning.html
keiretsu	keiretsu_definition_and_meaning.html
knowledge society	knowledge_society_definition_and_meaning.html
knowledge-based pay systems	knowledge_based_pay_systems_definition_and_meaning.html
labor planning	labor_planning_definition_and_meaning.html
labor standards	labor_standards_definition_and_meaning.html
lead time	lead_time_definition_and_meaning.html
learning curves	learning_curves_definition_and_meaning.html
level material use	level_material_use_definition_and_meaning.html
level schedules	level_schedules_definition_and_meaning.html
level selling	level_selling_definition_and_meaning.html
linear and quadratic equations	linear_and_quadratic_equations_definition_and_meaning.html
linear programming	linear_programming_definition_and_meaning.html
load report	load_report_definition_and_meaning.html
loading	loading_definition_and_meaning.html
logistics management	logistics_management_definition_and_meaning.html
longest processing time (lpt)	longest_processing_time_lpt_definition_and_meaning.html
lot-for-lot	lot_for_lot_definition_and_meaning.html
lot-sizing decision	lot_sizing_decision_definition_and_meaning.html
low-cost leadership	low_cost_leadership_definition_and_meaning.html
maintenance	maintenance_definition_and_meaning.html
make-or-buy decision	make_or_buy_decision_definition_and_meaning.html
management process	management_process_definition_and_meaning.html
manufacturability and value engineering	manufacturability_and_value_engineering_definition_and_meaning.html
manufacturing resource planning (often called mrpii)	manufacturing_resource_planning_often_called_mrpii_definition_and_meaning.html
mass customization	mass_customization_definition_and_meaning.html
mass production	mass_production_definition_and_meaning.html
master production schedule	master_production_schedule_definition_and_meaning.html
material requirements planning (mrp)	material_requirements_planning_mrp_definition_and_meaning.html
mean time between failures (mtbf)	mean_time_between_failures_mtbf_definition_and_meaning.html
meister	meister_definition_and_meaning.html
milk run	milk_run_definition_and_meaning.html
mission	mission_definition_and_meaning.html
mittelstand	mittelstand_definition_and_meaning.html
mixed strategy	mixed_strategy_definition_and_meaning.html
modular bills	modular_bills_definition_and_meaning.html
modular design	modular_design_definition_and_meaning.html
modules	modules_definition_and_meaning.html
monument	monument_definition_and_meaning.html
muda	muda_definition_and_meaning.html
multi-machine working	multi_machine_working_definition_and_meaning.html
multiple regression analysis (mra)	multiple_regression_analysis_mra__definition_and_meaning.html
negotiation strategies	negotiation_strategies_definition_and_meaning.html
net material requirements	net_material_requirements_definition_and_meaning.html
net present value	net_present_value_definition_and_meaning.html
network analysis	network_analysis_definition_and_meaning.html
normal time	normal_time_definition_and_meaning.html
open-book management	open_book_management_definition_and_meaning.html
operation	operation_definition_and_meaning.html
operations decisions	operations_decisions_definition_and_meaning.html
operations management	operations_management_definition_and_meaning.html
outsourcing	outsourcing_definition_and_meaning.html
pareto analysis	pareto_analysis_definition_and_meaning.html
pareto charts	pareto_charts_definition_and_meaning.html
part-time status	part_time_status_definition_and_meaning.html
pdca	pdca_definition_and_meaning.html
pegging	pegging_definition_and_meaning.html
perfection	perfection_definition_and_meaning.html
perpetual inventory system	perpetual_inventory_system_definition_and_meaning.html
phantom bills of material	phantom_bills_of_material_definition_and_meaning.html
planned order receipt	planned_order_receipt_definition_and_meaning.html
planned order release	planned_order_release_definition_and_meaning.html
planning bills (or kits)	planning_bills_or_kits_definition_and_meaning.html
poka-yoke	poka_yoke_definition_and_meaning.html
policy deployment	policy_deployment_definition_and_meaning.html
preventive maintenance	preventive_maintenance_definition_and_meaning.html
priority rules	priority_rules_definition_and_meaning.html
process control	process_control_definition_and_meaning.html
process focus	process_focus_definition_and_meaning.html
process reengineering	process_reengineering_definition_and_meaning.html
process strategy	process_strategy_definition_and_meaning.html
process villages	process_villages_definition_and_meaning.html
process	process_definition_and_meaning.html
processing time	processing_time_definition_and_meaning.html
product decision	product_decision_definition_and_meaning.html
product development teams	product_development_teams_definition_and_meaning.html
product family	product_family_definition_and_meaning.html
product focus	product_focus_definition_and_meaning.html
product life cycle	product_life_cycle_definition_and_meaning.html
production order quantity model	production_order_quantity_model_definition_and_meaning.html
production smoothing	production_smoothing_definition_and_meaning.html
production studies	production_studies_definition_and_meaning.html
production	production_definition_and_meaning.html
productivity variables	productivity_variables_definition_and_meaning.html
productivity	productivity_definition_and_meaning.html
profit	profit_definition_and_meaning.html
program evaluation and review technique (pert)	program_evaluation_and_review_technique_pert_definition_and_meaning.html
project management	project_management_definition_and_meaning.html
pull data	pull_data_definition_and_meaning.html
pull system	pull_system_definition_and_meaning.html
pull	pull_definition_and_meaning.html
push system	push_system_definition_and_meaning.html
quality circle	quality_circle_definition_and_meaning.html
quality function deployment (qfd)	quality_function_deployment_qfd_definition_and_meaning.html
quality loss function (qlf)	quality_loss_function_qlf_definition_and_meaning.html
quality robust	quality_robust_definition_and_meaning.html
quality	quality_definition_and_meaning.html
queue time	queue_time_definition_and_meaning.html
redundancy	redundancy_definition_and_meaning.html
reliability	reliability_definition_and_meaning.html
reorder point	reorder_point_definition_and_meaning.html
response	response_definition_and_meaning.html
retailer	retailer_definition_and_meaning.html
right-sized tool	right_sized_tool_definition_and_meaning.html
robot	robot_definition_and_meaning.html
robust design	robust_design_definition_and_meaning.html
robust	robust_definition_and_meaning.html
route sheet	route_sheet_definition_and_meaning.html
safety stock	safety_stock_definition_and_meaning.html
scheduling decisions	scheduling_decisions_definition_and_meaning.html
scrap	scrap_definition_and_meaning.html
sensei	sensei_definition_and_meaning.html
sequencing	sequencing_definition_and_meaning.html
service sector	service_sector_definition_and_meaning.html
services	services_definition_and_meaning.html
setup cost	setup_cost_definition_and_meaning.html
setup time	setup_time_definition_and_meaning.html
seven muda	seven_muda_definition_and_meaning.html
shortest processing time (spt)	shortest_processing_time_spt_definition_and_meaning.html
shusa	shusa_definition_and_meaning.html
simulation	simulation_definition_and_meaning.html
single minute exchange of dies (smed)	single_minute_exchange_of_dies_smed_definition_and_meaning.html
single-piece flow	single_piece_flow_definition_and_meaning.html
six sigma	six_sigma_definition_and_meaning.html
slack time	slack_time_definition_and_meaning.html
source inspection	source_inspection_definition_and_meaning.html
spaghetti chart	spaghetti_chart_definition_and_meaning.html
standard costing	standard_costing_definition_and_meaning.html
standard for the exchange of product data (step)	standard_for_the_exchange_of_product_data_step_definition_and_meaning.html
standard time	standard_time_definition_and_meaning.html
standard work schedule	standard_work_schedule_definition_and_meaning.html
standard work	standard_work_definition_and_meaning.html
standardization	standardization_definition_and_meaning.html
statistical process control (spc)	statistical_process_control_spc__definition_and_meaning.html
strategy	strategy_definition_and_meaning.html
supply-chain management	supply_chain_management_definition_and_meaning.html
system nervousness	system_nervousness_definition_and_meaning.html
takt time	takt_time_definition_and_meaning.html
target cost	target_cost_definition_and_meaning.html
target-oriented quality	target_oriented_quality_definition_and_meaning.html
technological forecasts	technological_forecasts_definition_and_meaning.html
theory of constraints (toc)	theory_of_constraints_toc_definition_and_meaning.html
throughput time	throughput_time_definition_and_meaning.html
time fences	time_fences_definition_and_meaning.html
time study	time_study_definition_and_meaning.html
time-based competition	time_based_competition_definition_and_meaning.html
total productive maintenance (tpm)	total_productive_maintenance_tpm_definition_and_meaning.html
total quality management (tqm)	total_quality_management_tqm_definition_and_meaning.html
toyota production system (tps)	toyota_production_system_tps_definition_and_meaning.html
training	training_definition_and_meaning.html
transparency	transparency_definition_and_meaning.html
turn-back analysis	turn_back_analysis_definition_and_meaning.html
utilization	utilization_definition_and_meaning.html
value added	value_added_definition_and_meaning.html
value analysis	value_analysis_definition_and_meaning.html
value stream mapping	value_stream_mapping_definition_and_meaning.html
value stream	value_stream_definition_and_meaning.html
value	value_definition_and_meaning.html
variability	variability_definition_and_meaning.html
variable costs	variable_costs_definition_and_meaning.html
variable inspection	variable_inspection_definition_and_meaning.html
vertical integration	vertical_integration_definition_and_meaning.html
virtual companies	virtual_companies_definition_and_meaning.html
virtual reality	virtual_reality_definition_and_meaning.html
visual control	visual_control_definition_and_meaning.html
what you pay	what_you_pay_definition_and_meaning.html
wholesaler	wholesaler_definition_and_meaning.html
work oder	work_oder_definition_and_meaning.html