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1 sample t-test |
10+2 requirements |
100% inspection |
150% declining balance depreciation |
1D bar code |
2 sample t-test |
2 way pallet |
21 CFR Part 11 |
24/7 |
24/7/365 |
2D bar code |
2D box plot |
2D histogram |
2D normal probability plot |
2D scatter plot |
3 Mu |
360 degree feedback |
360 degree view |
3D bar code |
3D box plot |
3D design software |
3D digital modeling |
3D printing |
3D scatter plot |
3D ternary plot |
3GL |
3P |
3PL |
3R |
4 way pallet |
40/30/30 rule |
4D forklift |
4GL |
4PL |
5-point annual average |
5C |
5M |
5S |
6M |
6S |
7 product planning tools |
7 Quality tools |
7 wastes |
80/20 rule |
802 standards |
8D process |
9 wastes |
A item |
a posteriori analysis |
a priori analysis |
A+B bidding |
a-frame |
A/B testing |
A3 report |
ABA routing number |
abandonment analysis |
abandonment rate |
abatement |
ABC analysis |
ABC classification |
abductive reasoning |
ability |
ability test |
ability to pay |
abnormal demand |
abnormal rate of return |
abnormal spoilage |
above the fold |
abrasion |
abrasion resistance |
abrogation |
abscissa |
absentee rate |
absolute advantage |
absolute auction |
absolute positioning |
absorbency |
absorption |
absorption costing |
abstract of bids |
abstract reasoning |
abstraction |
Accelerated Commerical Release Operations Support System (ACROSS) |
accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS) |
accelerated depreciation |
accelerated purchase |
acceleration |
accelerometer |
acceptable daily exposure (ADE) |
acceptable daily intake (ADI) |
acceptable quality level (AQL) |
acceptance |
acceptance criteria |
acceptance review |
acceptance sampling |
acceptance test |
acceptance threshold |
access control |
access space |
accessibilty |
accessory |
accessory planning |
accident |
accident cause |
accident prevention |
acclimation |
accomodation desk |
account |
account executive |
account management |
account manager |
account structure |
accountability |
accounting |
accounting equation |
accounting period |
accounting principles |
accounting principles board (APB) |
accounting rate of return (ARR) |
accounts payable (A/P) |
accounts payable aging report |
accounts receivable (A/R) |
accounts receivable aging report |
accounts receivable conversion (ARC) |
accreditation |
accreditation body |
Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) |
accrual |
accrual accounting |
accrual basis |
accrued expense |
accrued liability |
accrued revenue |
accrued vacation |
accumulated deficit |
accumulated depreciation |
accumulation bin |
accuracy |
achieved availability (AA) |
achievement test |
acid number (AN) |
acid test ratio |
acknowledgement |
acoustic emission (AE) |
acoustic emission technology (AET) |
acquisition |
acquisition category |
acquisition cost |
acquisition plan |
acquisition program baseline (APB) |
acquisition value |
act of God |
act of man |
action plan |
action point (AP) |
action required (AR) |
action state |
active block |
active compliant robot |
active component |
active device |
active employee |
active ingredient |
active inventory |
active learning |
active listening |
active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) |
active pharmaceutical ingredient starting material (APISM) |
active repair time |
active tag |
active transponder |
active users |
activities, interests and opinions (AIO) |
activity |
activity based budgeting (ABB) |
activity based costing (ABC) |
activity based management (ABM) |
activity based planning (ABP) |
activity cost driver |
activity cost worksheet |
activity delay |
activity driver |
activity duration |
activity history |
activity quota |
activity sequence |
activity slack |
activity split |
actor |
actual cost |
actual cost of work performed (ACWP) |
actual demand |
actual duration |
actual finish |
actual start |
actual time |
actual yield |
actuator |
acute effect |
acute exposure |
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGL) |
ad hoc query |
ad valorem |
ad valorem tax |
adaptive control |
adaptive experimentation (AE) |
adaptive manufacturing |
adaptive product |
adaptive response rate single exponential smoothing (ARRSES) |
adaptive smoothing |
ADBUDG |
add-on |
add-on pricing |
addendum |
additive |
additive process |
address |
addressable |
adhesion promoter |
adjunct account |
adjusted mean absolute percentage error |
adjusted R squared |
adjusted trial balance |
administrative expense |
adopter category |
adoption process |
adsorption |
adult learning theory |
advance |
advance order |
advance to employee |
advanced charge |
advanced funding |
advanced funding |
advanced planning and scheduling (APS) |
advanced product quality planning (APQP) |
advanced programming interface (API) |
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) |
advanced shipment notification |
advanced shipping notification (ASN) |
adverse event (AE) |
advertising allowance |
advertising budget |
advertising campaign |
advertising effectiveness |
advertising model |
advertising substantiation |
advocate |
aerosol photometer |
affected class |
affected parties |
affiliate |
affiliate marketing |
affinity diagram |
affirmative action plan |
affordability |
affordance |
after action review (AAR) |
after sales support |
after-tax deduction |
aftermarket |
against all risks |
aged accounts payable |
aged accounts receivable |
aged inventory |
aged trial balance |
agency law |
agent |
aggregate capacity |
aggregate demand |
aggregate forecast |
aggregate forecasting and replenishment (AFR) |
aggregate inventory |
aggregate planning |
aggregate report |
aggregator |
agile manufacturing |
agile reader |
aging |
agreed valuation |
AGV routing |
AIDA model |
AIDAS model |
air cargo |
air cargo agent |
air change rate |
air ride suspension |
air taxi |
air velocity meter |
air waybill |
airborne particle counter |
airborne particulate matter |
airflow visualization |
airline strategy |
aisle captive AS/AR device |
aisle to aisle AS/AR device |
Akha spindle |
aklae |
alarm |
alert |
alert management |
alert rules |
algorithm |
algorithmic language (ALGOL) |
aliasing |
alien corporation |
alignment |
alignment type |
all commodity volume (ACV) |
all risk clause |
all water |
all-cargo carrier |
all-or-none bid |
allocable cost |
allocation |
allowable total error |
allowable, allocable and reasonable costs |
allowance |
allowance factor |
allowance for bad debt |
allowance for doubtful accounts |
alloy |
alongside |
alpha risk |
alpha service level |
alpha smoothing factor |
alpha test |
alphanumeric |
alt text |
alternate ingredient |
alternate operation |
alternate part |
alternate resource |
alternate routing |
alternative hypothesis |
alternative order |
aluminum frame conveyor |
always-on |
ambient temperature |
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) |
American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) |
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) |
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) |
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) |
American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) |
American Society for Quality (ASQ) |
American Society for Transportation and Logistics (ASTL) |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) |
American Style |
American wire gauge (AWG) |
amorphous |
amortization |
amortization expense |
amortization schedule |
amplification |
amplitude modulation (AM) |
amplitude shift keying (ASK) |
analog |
analog computer |
analog simulation |
analog-to-digital converter (ADC) |
analogous estimate |
analogous time series |
analogy |
analysis of alternatives (AoA) |
analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) |
analysis of means (ANOM) |
analysis of variance (ANOVA) |
analytic hierarchy process (AHP) |
analytical methods |
anchorage |
anchoring |
ancillary material (AM) |
ancillary product |
ancillary service |
Anderson-Darling normality test |
andon board |
anecdotal |
animatronics |
annealing |
anniversary billing |
annual growth |
annual inventory |
annualized |
annually recurring cost |
anomaly |
anonymous FTP |
Ansoff matrix |
antecedent |
antenna |
antenna gain |
anti-collision |
anti-dumping duty |
anti-dumping law |
anti-tampering |
anticipated delay report |
anticipation stock |
antigen |
antioxidant |
antitrust law |
any quantity rate (AQR) |
Apache |
Apex |
API starting material |
appeal process |
appellant |
application program interface (API) |
application service provider (ASP) |
application software |
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) |
applied overhead |
arithmetic logic unit (ALU) |
arm |
arrival notice |
arrival of goods |
arrow diagram |
AS9100 |
aspect ratio |
assemble to order (ATO) |
Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM) |
Association for Operations Management |
association rules |
assortment |
attribute chart |
audit trail |
authorized work |
auto ID |
auto-create |
auto-reschedule |
automated clearing house (ACH) |
automated guided vehicle system (AGVS) |
automated optical inspection (AOI) |
automated storage/retrieval system (AS/RS) |
automated test equipment (ATE) |
automated x-ray inspection (AXI) |
automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) |
automatic substitution |
Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) |
autoregressive (AR) |
autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) |
autoregressive model (AR) |
autoregressive moving average (ARMA) |
availability check |
available to promise (ATP) |
available work |
average demand interval (ADI) |
average incoming quality (AIQ) |
average inventory level |
average outgoing quality (AOQ) |
average outgoing quality limit (AOQL) |
back bill allowance (BB) |
back end system |
back office |
back order |
backdate |
backfill scheduling |
backflush |
backlog |
backward scheduling |
balance sheet |
balanced experiment |
balanced scorecard |
balloon number |
bar chart |
bar code |
bar code reader |
base standard |
baseline |
basic accounting equation |
batch |
batch bill of material |
batch pull |
batch-and-queue |
Bayes’ Theorem |
beer game |
beginning inventory |
benchmarking |
best fit |
best food day (BFD) |
best of breed |
best practices |
beta risk |
beta test |
bi-directional bar code |
bias |
bill of activities |
bill of lading (BOL) |
bill of material (BOM) |
bill of material comparison |
bill of resource (BOR) |
bin |
black belt |
blanket order |
blanket order release |
blend |
blend optimization |
blind count |
block schedule |
blowthrough |
bolt-on |
bonded |
bonus pack |
book inventory |
bookings |
bottleneck |
Box-Behnken design |
Box-Jenkins model |
boxplot |
brainstorming |
brand development index (BDI) |
break-even analysis |
breeder bill of material |
bricks and mortar |
broadcast system |
Brown and Sharpe wire gauge |
bucketed |
bucketless |
budget |
budgeted cost of work performed (BCWP) |
budgeted cost of work scheduled (BCWS) |
buffer |
buffer management |
bug |
bulk issue |
burden rate |
business case scenario |
business impact analysis (BIA) |
business intelligence (BI) |
business plan |
business process mapping |
business requirements |
buy one, get one (BOGO) |
buyer/planner |
buyout |
byproduct |
cafeteria plan |
calibrate |
call center |
campaign |
capable to promise (CTP) |
capacity |
capacity requirements planning (CRP) |
capital expense (CAPEX) |
capitalize |
card edge connector |
carousel |
carrying cost |
cascading receipts |
cash burn rate |
cash flow |
cash-to-cash cycle |
catch weight |
category |
category development index (CDI) |
category management |
cause and effect diagram |
cell |
central limit theorem (CLT) |
centralized |
certificate of compliance |
chain store |
change management |
channel |
chart of accounts |
chemical management |
chi square test |
child |
chip on board (COB) |
closed period |
closed-loop MRP |
cloud computing |
co-op |
co-packer |
co-product |
code 128 |
code 39 |
coefficient of variation |
cold molding |
collaborative |
combined demand |
complex manufacturing |
computer-aided design (CAD) |
computer-aided engineering (CAE) |
computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) |
computer-based training (CBT) |
computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) |
computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) |
concurrent engineering |
concurrent users |
conference room pilot (CRP) |
confidence interval |
configuration management |
configurator |
consigned inventory |
consolidated pick slip |
consolidation |
consumables |
consumer packaged goods (CPG) |
contact management |
containerization |
context-sensitive help |
continuous flow process |
continuous replenishment (CRP) |
contract manufacturer |
contract manufacturing |
contract MRP |
control group |
control limit |
control point |
core bank |
core competencies |
core problem |
cost accounting |
cost center |
cost driver |
cost factor |
cost object |
cost of conformance |
cost of goods sold (COGS) |
cost of non-conformance |
cost of quality |
cost of sales |
cost pool |
cost roll |
cost-plus pricing |
cost/schedule control systems criteria (C/SCSC) |
covariance |
Cp |
crew |
critical path |
critical ratio |
cross docking |
cross functional |
cross selling |
Croston Model |
cumulative capacity |
cumulative lead time |
current asset |
current cost (standard) |
current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) |
current liability |
current ratio |
current reality tree |
current state map |
curve fitting |
custom |
customer |
customer relationship management(CRM) |
cutover |
cycle count |
cycle redundancy check |
cycle stock |
cycle time |
dairy forecasting |
dangle |
dashboard |
data collection |
data scrubbing |
Datsu Chaku |
days of supply (DOS) |
days sales outstanding (DSO) |
de-trend |
decentralized |
decimal precision |
decision support system (DSS) |
decision tree |
dedicated equipment |
defect analysis |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) |
delivered duty paid (DDP) |
Delphi technique |
demand over lead time (DOLT) |
demand pattern |
demand response |
Deming’s 14 points |
demonstrated capacity |
dependent demand |
dependent variable |
depreciation |
design for manufacturability |
design for test |
design to order |
designed for disassembly (DfD) |
direct cost |
direct issue |
direct labor |
direct store delivery (DSD) |
directed putaway |
discrete event |
discrete lot size |
discrete manufacturing |
discriminant analysis |
dispatch list |
display |
display ready case |
distance learning |
distribution center (DC) |
distribution network |
distribution resource planning (DRP) |
distribution-centric |
distributor |
DMAIC methodology |
dollarize |
downtime |
draft |
drill down |
drop ship |
drum-buffer-rope |
due date |
dunning |
dynamic lot size |
e-commerce |
earliest start date |
earned hours |
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) |
economic order quantity (EOQ) |
economic value added (EVA) |
economies of scale |
effectiveness |
effectivity date |
efficiency |
elapsed time |
electronic data interchange (EDI) |
electronic data interchange for administration, commerce, transport (EDIFACT) |
electronic design automation (EDA) |
electronic funds transfer (EFT) |
end cap |
end item |
end user |
ending inventory |
endogenous variable |
engineer to order (ETO) |
engineering change notice (ECN) |
engineering change request (ECR) |
engineering change review board |
enterprise resource planning (ERP) |
enterprise system |
entry criteria |
equivalent units |
European Article Number (EAN) |
evaporating cloud |
event management |
exception message |
excess inventory |
execution |
executive sponsor |
exit criteria |
exogenous variable |
expedite |
expiration date |
exponential smoothing |
extended producer responsibility (EPR) |
external setup |
extrinsic forecast |
F-test |
fabless |
fabrication |
facings |
failsafe |
failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) |
fair share allocation |
family |
family mold |
fault tolerance |
favorable variance |
features and options |
field service |
field size |
fill rate |
final assembly |
final assembly schedule (FAS) |
finished goods |
finite capacity planning |
finite scheduling |
firm planned order (FPO) |
firm zone |
first article inspection |
first in, first out (FIFO) |
first order smoothing |
first pick ratio |
first ship date |
fishbone diagram |
five focusing steps |
five nines |
five why’s |
fixed asset |
fixed budget |
fixed cost |
fixed interval order |
fixed lead time |
fixed location |
fixed lot size |
fixed overhead |
flat bill of material |
flexible budget |
flexible manufacturing system (FMS) |
float |
floor load |
floor stock |
flow order |
flow process |
flow rack |
flow rate |
focus forecasting |
focused factory |
force field analysis |
forecast |
forecast consumption |
forecast error |
forecast horizon |
forecast period |
form, fit, function (FFF) |
formulation |
forward scheduling |
foundry |
four wall inventory |
Fourier series |
fourth generation language (4GL) |
fourth party logistics provider (4PL) |
free on board (FOB) |
free standing insert |
front office |
frozen standard |
fulfillment house |
full absorption |
full pegging |
full truckload (FTL) |
functional design |
functional silo |
future reality tree (FRT) |
future state |
Gage R&R |
Gantt chart |
gap analysis |
gateway work center |
gemba |
general agreement on tariffs and trade (GATT) |
general ledger (GL) |
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) |
global tag (GTAG) |
good manufacturing practices (GMP) |
gravity rack |
green belt |
green supply chain management (GSCM) |
grinding machine |
Groff lot size method |
gross requirement |
group code |
group technology |
groupware |
Hawthorne effect |
hazardous material |
hedge inventory |
heijunka |
help desk |
heuristic |
hi-low |
histogram |
hit or miss |
hockey stick |
holding cost |
Holt 2 parameter |
Hoshin planning |
hosted |
human resources (HR) |
hurdle rate |
idle capacity |
idle time |
IEEE 802 standards |
impact analysis |
implementation approach |
implementation plan |
implementation team |
implosion |
Importer Security Filing (ISF) |
imposed date |
in-house |
in-process inventory |
in-transit |
inactive |
inbound logistics |
incentive |
incident tracking |
income statement |
incoming inspection |
Incoterms |
incremental cost |
indented bill of material |
indented where-used |
independent demand |
independent variable |
indirect cost |
indirect labor |
infinite capacity planning |
ingredient |
injection |
input-process-output (IPO) |
input/output control (I/O) |
instantly redeemable coupon (IRC) |
intangible asset |
integration |
intellectual property |
intelligent robot |
inter-company |
inter-plant |
interactive |
interchange |
intermediate item |
intermittent demand |
intermodal shipment |
internal data |
internal rate of return (IRR) |
internal setup |
interoperable |
interpolation |
intrinsic forecast |
inventory |
inventory buffer |
inventory management |
inventory revaluation |
inventory status |
inventory turnover |
inventory usage |
inventory valuation |
inventory write-off |
investment decision |
invitation to bid |
invoice register |
Ishiwaka diagram |
islands of automation |
ISO 14000 Standards |
ISO 9000 Standards |
issue |
issue log |
item master |
item number |
jidoka |
job |
job costing |
job enlargement |
job enrichment |
job order |
job shop |
job status report |
jobber |
joint rate |
judgmental forecasting |
jury of executive opinion |
just-in-time (JIT) |
Juster scale |
kaizen |
kaizen event |
kaizen teian |
Kalman filter |
kanban |
Kano model analysis |
keiretsu |
Kendall rank correlation |
key event |
key performance indicator (KPI) |
Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation |
kit |
kitting |
knocked down |
knowledge base |
knowledge management |
knowledge map |
knowledge worker |
kurtosis |
labor content |
labor cost |
labor efficiency variance |
labor grade |
labor rate variance |
labor utilization |
labor work center |
labor-intensive |
ladder |
lag time |
lagging indicator |
landed cost |
last in, first out (LIFO) |
late finish date |
late start date |
lateness |
lead time |
lead time offset |
leading indicator |
leaf |
lean manufacturing |
least squares |
legacy system |
less than truckload (LTL) |
letter of credit |
level |
level inventory plan |
level production plan |
liability |
licensing agreement |
life cycle cost |
Likert Scale |
limiting operation |
line balancing |
line extension |
line of sight |
linear regression |
linearity |
link |
load |
load leveling |
load profile |
location |
locator system |
lockbox |
logarithm |
logic diagram |
logical relationship |
logistics network |
Lorenz curve |
lost sales analysis |
lost time |
lot |
lot for lot (LFL or L4L) |
lot ID |
lot size |
lot size rule |
lot tracking |
low level code |
lower control limit (LCL) |
lower level item |
lumpy demand |
machine center |
machine hours |
machine load report |
machine utilization |
machine vision |
macro plan |
maintenance costs |
maintenance scheduling |
maintenance, repair and operating items (MRO) |
make or buy analysis |
make to order (MTO) |
make to stock (MTS) |
Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award |
man-hour |
management by exception (MBE) |
mandrel |
manual reschedule |
manufacturability |
manufacturing calendar |
manufacturing database |
manufacturing environment |
manufacturing execution system (MES) |
manufacturing instructions |
manufacturing lead time |
manufacturing order |
manufacturing resource planning (MRPII) |
manufacturing system |
manufacturing-centric |
margin exception reporting |
margin for error |
marginal cost |
market segment |
market share |
marketing automation |
marketing campaign |
mass production |
master bill of lading |
master black belt |
master file |
master production schedule (MPS) |
master scheduling |
material |
material planner |
material requirements planning (MRP) |
material review board (MRB) |
material safety data sheet (MSDS) |
material usage variance |
material-intensive |
materials handling systems |
materials management |
matrix bill of material |
maximum capacity |
maximum on order |
mean |
mean absolute deviation (MAD) |
mean time between failures (MTBF) |
mean time to repair (MTTR) |
median |
melt index |
message filter |
metering |
metric |
milestone |
military time |
milk run |
min-max ordering |
minimum cost per period |
minimum inventory level |
minimum order quantity |
miscellaneous issue |
mitigation |
mixed-mode manufacturing |
mixed-model production |
mode |
model |
modification |
modular bill of material |
Monte Carlo simulation |
move time |
moving average |
muda |
multi-user |
multilevel backflush |
multilevel bill of material |
multilevel master production schedule |
multiple currency |
multiple regression |
multiple units of measure |
multipoint-to-multipoint |
National Bureau of Standards (NBS) |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
neck hanger |
negative correlation |
negative inventory |
Nelson tests |
nervous |
nested |
net assets |
net cash flow |
net change MRP |
net requirements |
net sales |
netting |
network diagram |
node |
noise |
nominal data |
nominal range |
non value-added |
non-conformance |
non-inventoried item |
non-recurring |
non-significant part number |
non-stationary demand |
nondestructive testing |
nonlinear |
normal distribution |
normalized data |
not earlier than |
not later than |
notice of arrival |
np chart |
null hypothesis |
numerical control (NC) |
obsolescence |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
off the shelf (OTS) |
off-invoice |
offload |
offset |
offshore |
on order |
on-hand inventory |
on-time delivery |
one piece flow |
one-touch exchange of die (OTED) |
online analytic processing (OLAP) |
open order |
open period(s) |
operating expense (OPEX) |
operation |
operation backflushing |
operation priority |
operation sequence |
operation time |
operation where-used |
opportunity cost |
optimization |
option |
order |
order book |
order entry and billing |
order point |
order point system |
order pooling |
order quantity |
order quantity modifier |
order release |
ordering cost |
ordinal data |
organizational change management (OCM) |
original equipment manufacturer (OEM) |
out of sequence |
outbound logistics |
outlier |
output |
outside operation |
outsourcing |
over, short and damaged (OS&D) |
overflow location |
overhead |
overhead rate |
overlapping operations |
overlay |
overrun |
overstated |
p chart |
packing department |
packing slip |
paired t test |
paradigm shift |
parallel |
parallel conversion |
parent |
Pareto’s law |
part number |
part period balancing (PPB) |
parts list |
parts per million (PPM) |
past due |
path |
pattern detection |
payout |
paypoint |
pegging |
percent complete |
period cost |
period order quantity (POQ) |
perpetual inventory |
phantom |
photomask |
physical inventory |
pick and place robot |
pick list |
pick list release |
pick to clear |
pick to light |
piece part |
piece rate |
pilot |
pipeline |
Plackett-Burman design |
plan-do-check-act (PDCA) |
planned capacity |
planned order |
planned order receipt |
planned order release |
planner bill |
planning horizon |
planning system |
platen |
plying |
point of purchase (POP) |
point of sale (POS) |
point of use |
point-to-multipoint |
point-to-point |
poka yoke |
pooling |
population |
positive correlation |
positive float |
post |
post deduct |
post-consumer |
post-implementation audit |
potency |
power user |
pre-consumer |
pre-deduct |
predecessor |
predictive |
premium freight |
prerequisite tree |
present value |
prevention cost |
preventive maintenance |
pricing |
primary location |
primary operation |
prime contractor |
prior year (PY) |
prioritization |
probabilistic model |
problem solving tools |
process |
process control |
process costing |
process manufacturing |
process mapping |
process sheet |
process time |
process view |
procurement-centric |
product acceptance |
product code |
product costs |
product data management (PDM) |
product definition |
product family |
product life cycle |
product mix |
product rationalization |
product structure |
production activity control (PAC) |
production database |
production line |
production material |
production order |
production planning |
production schedule |
productivity |
professional services automation (PSA) |
profit |
profit center |
program |
program evaluation and review technique (PERT) |
programmable logic controller (PLC) |
programmed production |
progress payment |
project |
project calendar |
project costing |
project management |
project team |
projected balance |
projected life |
promise date |
promotion |
prospect |
proximity sensor |
pseudo item |
pull system |
purchase order |
purchase order acknowledgment (POA) |
purchase price variance (PPV) |
purchase to order (PTO) |
purchase to stock (PTS) |
purchase-to-pay cycle |
purchasing |
purchasing lead time |
push system |
putaway |
QS-9000 |
qualitative data |
qualitative simulation |
quality |
quality assurance (QA) |
quality at the source |
quality control (QC) |
quality costs |
quality function deployment (QFD) |
quality hold |
quality of service level (QoS) |
quantitative data |
quantity contract |
quantity discount |
quantity per |
quantity rounding |
quasi-experimental |
queue |
queue time |
queuing theory |
quick ratio |
quick response |
quiet zone |
quote |
r chart |
RACI matrix |
rack |
radian |
radio frequency automatic identification (RFID) |
rainbow pallet |
random location |
random sample |
random weight |
range |
rapid prototyping |
rate variance |
rate-based scheduling |
rated capacity |
raw material |
readiness assessment |
real-time |
reason code |
receiving |
receiving disposition |
recipe |
reconciliation |
recurring payables |
redundancy |
reefer |
reengineering |
refurbishment program |
regeneration |
regional distribution center (RDC) |
regression analysis |
relationship |
release |
remanufacturing |
remote synchronization |
reorder point |
repair part |
repeatability |
repetitive manufacturing |
replacement cost |
replenishment order |
report writer |
request date |
request for proposal (RFP) |
request for quotation (RFQ) |
requirements definition |
requisition |
rescheduling assumption |
reserved |
resource |
resource driver |
response time |
restock |
restocking charge |
return on assets (ROA) |
return on equity (ROE) |
return on investment (ROI) |
return to vendor (RTV) |
returned goods authorization (RGA) |
reverse engineering |
reverse logistics |
revision level |
rework |
risk analysis |
robust |
root cause analysis |
rough cut capacity planning (RCCP) |
routing |
routing transit number |
rules-based |
run chart |
run size |
run time |
safety lead time |
safety stock |
sales and operations plan (S&OP) |
sales cycle |
sales force automation (SFA) |
sales history |
sales plan |
salvage value |
sample size calculation |
sampling |
scalability |
scale count |
SCARA robot |
scatter diagram |
schedule compression |
scheduled receipt |
scheduling |
scope |
scope creep |
SCOR Model (SCOR) |
SCOT analysis (SCOT) |
scrap |
scrap factor |
seasonality |
seats |
second order smoothing |
seiban |
self-billing |
semi-finished |
semi-significant part number |
sensitivity analysis |
sequencing |
serial number |
service center |
service level |
service part |
settlement |
setup |
setup time |
seven wastes |
shelf life |
shop calendar |
shop floor control |
shop order |
shop packet |
shortage report |
shrinkage |
significant part number |
significant variance |
Silver and Meal lot size algorithm |
simple moving average |
simple rate of return |
simplification |
simulation |
single level |
single level backflush |
single level pegging |
single minute exchange of die (SMED) |
SIPOC model (SIPOC) |
six sigma |
skeining |
skew |
skills matrix |
slack time |
slow moving inventory |
smoothing |
smoothing factor |
sourcing |
spares |
specific gravity |
split lot |
staging |
stakeholder |
standalone |
standard |
standard container |
standard cost |
standard deviation |
standard distribution |
standard operating procedures (SOP) |
standard work |
standardization |
start date |
startup |
static lead time |
statistical process control (SPC) |
steering committee |
stochastic |
stock order |
stock rotation |
stock status report |
stockkeeping unit (SKU) |
stockout |
stockroom |
storage cost |
straight line depreciation |
strategic plan |
stuff |
subassembly |
subcontractor |
subject matter expert (SME) |
substitution variance |
suggested order |
summarized bill of material |
sunk cost |
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) |
supplier |
supplier rating |
supplier scheduling |
supply chain |
supply chain execution (SCE) |
supply chain management (SCM) |
supply chain optimization |
supply chain planning |
supply item |
SWOT analysis (SWOT) |
synchronize |
system integration test |
Taguchi Method |
takt time |
target date |
target pricing |
task activity |
teardown |
tensile strength |
theoretical capacity |
theory of constraints (TOC) |
third generation language (3GL) |
third party (3P) |
third party logistics provider (3PL) |
throughput |
tier 1, 2 supplier |
time and attendance |
time fence |
time phased order point (TPOP) |
time series |
time stamp |
time to market |
time-based competition |
timeliness |
timesheet |
tolerance level |
toll manufacturing |
tollgate |
tool crib |
tooling |
top level (item) |
top-down planning |
total cost of ownership (TCO) |
total quality control (TQC) |
Toyota Production System (TPS) |
tracking signal |
trade allowance |
trade program |
trading exchange |
trading partner |
traffic management |
transfer pricing |
transient item |
transition tree |
traveler |
trend analysis |
tribal knowledge |
trivial many |
TRIZ |
turnaround time |
turnkey |
twist |
two bin inventory system |
type I error |
type II error |
u chart |
underrun |
undesirable effect (UDE) |
unfavorable variance |
unintended consequence |
unit load |
unit of measure (UOM) |
unit of measure conversion |
unit test |
unit value |
univariate |
Universal Product Code (UPC) |
unplanned issue |
unrestricted stock |
unscheduled repair |
upper control limit (UCL) |
usage variance |
usage-based pricing |
user interface |
user signoff |
utilization |
validation |
valuation |
value |
value added tax (VAT) |
value analysis |
value chain |
value contract |
value engineering |
value proposition |
value stream mapping |
value-added |
variability |
variable control chart |
variable cost |
variable lead time |
variable length |
variable overhead |
variance |
vehicle maintenance reporting standards (VMRS 2000) |
vehicle restraint device |
velocity costing |
vendor |
vendor certification |
vendor restocking |
vendor scheduling |
vendor-managed inventory (VMI) |
vertical integration |
virtual organization |
visibility |
vision statement |
visual control |
visual inspection |
visualization tool |
voice of the customer (VOC) |
voice of the employee (VOE) |
volume flexibility |
volume test |
voucher number |
wage rate |
Wagner-Whitin algorithm |
wall-to-wall inventory |
wand |
war risk |
warehouse management system (WMS) |
warehouse zone |
warning limit |
warranty return |
waste |
wave picking |
wearable computer |
wedge reader |
weight/measurement ton |
weighted moving average |
weighted out |
wharfage |
what-if analysis |
where-used |
white noise |
Winters 3 parameter model |
wire-guided |
wireless device |
work breakdown structure (WBS) |
work center |
work center where-used |
work in process (WIP) |
work instructions |
work order |
work units |
workaround |
workflow |
workforce flexibility |
workgroup |
working capital |
workstation |
world class |
worsted spinning system |
x-axis |
X-bar chart |
X12 EDI |
y-axis |
yard |
year of manufacture |
yellow belt |
yield |
yield management |
z-axis |
Z-Score |
zero defects |
zero float |
zero inventory |
zero sum game |
zero-based budgeting |
Zigbee |
zone |
zone charge |
zone contract |
zone picking |
zulu time |