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| An organization's approach to transforming resources into goods and services. |
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| A production facility organized around processes to facilitate low-volume, high-variety production |
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| Parts or components of a product previously prepared, often in a continuous process |
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| A product-oriented production process that uses modules. |
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| A facility organized around products; a product-oriented, high-volume, low-variety process. |
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| Rapid, low-cost production that caters to constantly changing unique customer desires. |
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| Produce to customer order rather than to a forecast |
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| The delay of any modifications or customization to a product as long as possible in the production process. |
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| A chart of costs at the possible volumes for more than one process. |
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| The ability to respond with little penalty in time, cost, or customer value. |
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| A drawing used to analyze movement of people or material. |
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| Time-function mapping (or process mapping) |
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| A flowchart with time added on the horizontal axis. |
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| Value-stream mapping (VSM) |
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| A process that helps managers understand how to ad value in the flow of material and information through the entire production process. |
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| Charts that use symbols to analyze the movement of people or material. |
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| A process analysis technique that lends itself to a focus on the customer and the provider's interaction with the customer. |
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| Computer numerical control (CNC) |
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| Machinery with its own computer and memory. |
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| Automatic identification system (AIS) |
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| a system for transforming data into electronic form, for example, bar codes. |
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| Radio frequency identification (RFID) |
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| A wireless system in which integrated circuits with antennas send radio waves. |
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| The use of information technology to control a physical process. |
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| systems that use video cameras and computer technology in inspection roles |
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| A flexible machine with the ability to hold, move or grab items. It functions through electronic impulses that activate motors and switches. |
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| Automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) |
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| Computer-controlled warehouses that provide for the automatic placement of parts into and from designated places in a warehouse. |
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| Automated guided vehicle (AGV) |
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| Electronically guided and controlled cart used to move materials |
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| Flexible manufacturing system (FMS) |
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| A system that uses electronic signals from a centralized computer to automate production and material flow. |
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| Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) |
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| A manufacturing system in which CAD, FMS, inventory control, warehousing, and shipping are integrated. |
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| The fundamental rethinking of business processes to bring about dramatic improvements in performance. |
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