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| the process of developing or improving a product or service |
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| a group of people who offer opinions about a product or service |
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| research done to develop new products or to discover improvements for exisiting products |
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| research done without a specific product in mind |
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| studies of existing product problems or design improvements for current products |
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| a special for of production in which raw and semi-finished materials are proccessed and converted into finished products |
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| an assembly process in which a large number of products is produced, each of which is identical to the next |
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| a process by which raw materials move through special equipment that changes their form to make them more usable for consumption or further manufacturing |
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| when the same thing is done overand over to produce a product |
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| uses short production runs to make predetermined quantities of different products |
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| the process used to design and build a unique product to meet the purchaser's specific needs |
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| determines the quantities of materials an supplies needed for production and amount of finished products required to meet customer orders |
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| determines the types of jobs that are required for each part of the production procedure and the number of people needed for each job |
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| identifies the steps required in a manufacturing process, the time required to complete each step, and the sequence of the steps |
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| involves developing standareds for all operations and products and measuring results using those standards |
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| computer-aided design(CAD) |
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| the use of computer techniques in designing products, involving use of computer graphics |
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| computer integrated manufacturing |
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| all of the manufacturing systems in a business are designed and managed using computers |
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