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Assembly process: The part of the production process that puts together components.
Computer-aided design (CAD): The use of computers in the design of products.
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM): The use of computers in the manufacturing of products.
Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM): The uniting of computer-aided design with computer-aided manufacturing.
Continues process: A production process in which long production runs turn out finished goods over time.
Critical path: In a PERT network, the sequence of tasks that takes the longest time to complete.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP): A newer version of material requirement planning that combines the computerized functions of all the divisions and subsidiaries of the firm, such as finance, human resources and order fulfillment, into a single integrated software program that uses a sing
Facility layout: The physical arrangement of resources, including people, to most efficiently produce goods and provide services for customers.
Facility location: The process of selecting a geographic location for a company’s operations.
Flexible manufacturing: Designing machines to do multiple tasks so that they can produce a variety of products.
Form utility: The value producers add to materials in the creation of finish goods and services.
Gant chart: Bar graph showing production managers what projects are being worked on and what stage they are in at any given time.
Intermediate process: A production process in which the production run is short and the machines are changed frequently to make different products.
ISO 900: The common name given to quality management and assurance standards.
Just-in-time (JIT) inventory control: A production process in which a minimum of inventory is kept on the premises and parts, supplies, and other needs are delivered just in time to go on the assembly line.
Lean manufacturing: The production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production.
Mass customization: Tailoring products to meet the needs of individual customers.
Material requirement planning (MRP): A computer-based operations management system that uses sales forecasts to make sure that needed parts and materials are available at right time and place.
Operations management: A specialized area in management that converts or transforms resources (including human resources) into goods and services.
Process manufacturing: The part of the production process that physically or chemically changes materials.
Production management: The term used to describe all the activities managers do to help their firms create goods.
Production: The creation of finished goods and services using the factors of production: labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and knowledge.
Program evaluation and review technique (PERT): A method of analyzing the tasks involved in completing a given project, estimating the time needed to complete each task, and identifying the minimum time needed to complete the total project.
Purchasing: The function in a firm that searches for high-quality material resources, finds the best suppliers, and negotiates prices for goods and services.
Quality: A never-ending process of continually improving what a company produces.
Six sigma quality: A quality measure that allows only 3.4 Defects per million opportunities.
Statistical process control (SPC): The process of testing statistical samples of product components at each stage of the production process and plotting those results on a graph. Any variances from quality standards are recognizing=d and can be corrected if beyond the set standards.
Statistical quality control (SQC): The process some mangers used to continually monitor all phases of the production process to ensure that quality is being built into the product from the beginning.
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