Term
| MRP (acronym for, brief def.) |
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Definition
Material Requirements Planning
1960s, schedule production by BOM creation |
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| BOM (acronym for, brief def.) |
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Bill of Material
List of all parts/assemblies, hierarchically derived from order/PO |
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| Closed-Loop MRP (brief def.) |
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Definition
| 1970s, capacity computation more available (cost), took into account available manufacturing capacity and production process path |
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| MRP II (acronym for, brief def.) |
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Manufacturing Resource Planning
1980s, all resources (material & financial) planned and controlled |
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Term
| ERP (acronym for, brief def.) |
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Definition
Enterprise Resource Planning
1990s, single mgmt system company-wide for data access, JIT/supplier partnerships for lead time decreases |
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Term
| TEI (acronym for, brief def.) |
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Definition
Total Enterprise Integration
2000s, integrates all info & actiopns required to support company & supply chain |
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Definition
| integration, communication, responsibility, spirit |
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Term
| ERP Business functions (list) |
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Definition
| marketing/sales, production/materials management, accounting/finance, human resources |
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Term
| ERP Business processes (list) |
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Definition
| sales, accounting, purchasing, production, logistics |
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Term
| ERP (integration of, list) |
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Definition
| database, applications, interfaces, tools, BPR (business process re-engineering) |
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Term
| ERP (problems tackled, list) |
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Definition
| material shortages, productivity improvement, customer service, cash management, inventory problems, quality problems, global integration issues |
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Term
| ERP (common modules, list) |
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Definition
| sales/distribution, materials mgmt, production planning, quality mgmt, plant maintenance, HR, financial accounting, controlling, asset mgmt, project systems, workflow, industry solutions |
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Term
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Definition
| ERP software, hardware, consultants, implementation (time), training |
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Term
| ERP (successful implementation, list 1-6) |
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Definition
| 1) organize project; 2) define vision-based metrics; 3) create detailed project plan; 4) educate project team/key individuals; 5) assess integrity of existing db; 6) install new hardware; |
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| ERP (successful implementation, list 7-12) |
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| 7) install software; perform offline pilot runs; 8) educate/train all future users; 9) train on offline pilot system; 10) ensure data bridge between new/old is robust/accurate; 11) bring first module live; 12) CI |
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| ERP (10 roadblocks, list) |
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Definition
| evil naysayer, yes man, clueless wonder, invisible man, moray eel, underlying reasoner, roger dodger, wendy whiner, harri kari and carla kazi, person in the mirror |
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Term
| manufacturing objectives (def.) |
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Definition
| meet customer function, quality, reliability, aesthetics, and wishes at minimum cost |
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Term
| industrial engineers (roles, list) |
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Definition
how to best use: labor, technology, capital, energy, materials, information
to achieve stated objectives |
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Term
| manufacturing system (functions, list) |
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Definition
| product design, process planning, production operations, material flow/facilities layout |
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Term
| facility organization (facets, list) |
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Definition
1) product layouts: flow lines, assembly lines
2) process layout: job shop
3) cellular layouts: group technology
4) fixed position layouts |
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| 1) mgmt situation; 2) model; 3) symbolic results; 4) decisions |
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| analog, physical, symbolic |
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Term
| decision modeling (objectives of, list) |
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Definition
| selectively describe situation; designate decision variables; designate metrics |
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Term
| manufacturing systems (modeling of, list) |
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Definition
| plans, materials, resources, tasks, events, state of the system |
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Definition
| optimization, performance prediction, control, insight, justification) |
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Term
| assembly lines (reasons for, list) |
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Definition
| principle of interchangeability, division of labor) |
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Term
| assembly line (advantages of, list) |
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Definition
| minimal setup, maximize learning curve, small WIP required, matching of production and demand rates |
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Term
| line-balancing problem (goals of, list) |
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Definition
| assign individual w.e. to w.s.; minimize unit aseembly cost; |
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Term
| line balancing (difficulty, brief def.) |
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Definition
| how to order N tasks -> N! possibilities |
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Term
| line balancing (approaches, list) |
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Definition
| COMSOAL, Ranked Positional Weight, Lowest Candidate Rule, enumeration |
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| random sequence generation; computer program; assigns tasks and establishes upper bound for solution |
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Term
| Lowest Candidate Rule (brief def.) |
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Definition
| 1) list tasks by decr. task time; 2) note IP; 3) from top of list, assign tasks to avail. w.s.; 4) remove task from predecessor list; 5) add new w.s. as needed until all tasks assigned |
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