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Operations Management
Chapter 7
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Management
Undergraduate 3
11/07/2010

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Theory of Constraints (TOC)
Definition
Systematic management approach that focuses on actively managing those constraints that impede a firm's progress toward its goal.
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Throughput Time
Definition
Total elapsed time from the start to finish of a job or a customer being processed at one or more workcenters
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Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR)
Definition
Planning and control system that regulates the flow of work-in-process materials at the bottlenect or the capacity constrained resource (CCR) in a productive system.
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Line Balancing
Definition
Assignment of work to stations in a line so as to achieve the desired output rate with the smallest number of workstations
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Work Elements
Definition
Smallest unit of work that can be performed independently
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Immediate Predecessors
Definition
Work elements that must be done before the next element can begin.
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Precedence diagram
Definition
Diagram that allows one to visualize immediate predecessors better; work elements are denoted by circles, with the time required to perform the work shown below each circle.
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Cycle Time
Definition
Maximum time allowed for work on a unit at each station.
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Theoretical Minimum (TM)
Definition
Benchmark or goal for the smallest number of stations possible, where the total time required to assemble each unit is divided by the cycle time.
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Balance Delay
Definition
Amount by which efficiency falls short of 100 percent.
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Pacing
Definition
Movement of product from one station to the next as soon as the cycle time has elapsed.
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Mixed-model Line
Definition
Production line that produces several items belonging to the same family.
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