Manufacturing Technology Management Glossary

Important definitions and terminologies used in Manufacturing Technology Management

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A

Activity-Based Costing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Additive Manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Advanced Manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Agile manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Agile project management in Manufacturing Technology Management
AI-Assisted Manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Algorithms in Manufacturing Technology Management
Andon Board in Manufacturing Technology Management
Andon in Manufacturing Technology Management
Application Programming Interface (API) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Assembly jigs in Manufacturing Technology Management
Assembly line in Manufacturing Technology Management
Augmented Reality (AR) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Augmented Worker in Manufacturing Technology Management
Automated Contextualization Technology (ACT) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Automation in Manufacturing Technology Management
Autonomous in Manufacturing Technology Management

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B

Batch production in Manufacturing Technology Management
Benchmarking in Manufacturing Technology Management
Big Data in Manufacturing Technology Management
Bill of Materials (BOM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Bottleneck in Manufacturing Technology Management

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C

CAD/CAM in Manufacturing Technology Management
Capacity planning in Manufacturing Technology Management
Cellular layout in Manufacturing Technology Management
Cellular manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Change Management‍ in Manufacturing Technology Management
Change Order in Manufacturing Technology Management
Changeover in Manufacturing Technology Management
Child Item in Manufacturing Technology Management
Compliance in Manufacturing Technology Management
Compliance Mark in Manufacturing Technology Management
Composites in Manufacturing Technology Management
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Computer-aided engineering (CAE) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Concurrent engineering in Manufacturing Technology Management
Concurrent manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Contextual Time in Manufacturing Technology Management
Continuous flow manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Continuous improvement in Manufacturing Technology Management
Continuous-Flow Manufacturing (CFM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Contract Manufacturer (CM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Control charts in Manufacturing Technology Management
Controller in Manufacturing Technology Management
Corrective Action Preventative Action (CAPA) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Corrective Action Request (CAR)‍ in Manufacturing Technology Management
Cost accounting in Manufacturing Technology Management
Cost of quality in Manufacturing Technology Management
Cost-benefit analysis in Manufacturing Technology Management
Critical path method (CPM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Cross-Training in Manufacturing Technology Management
Cyber-Physical Systems in Manufacturing Technology Management
Cycle Time in Manufacturing Technology Management

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D

Data Analytics (Analytics) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Data Contextualization in Manufacturing Technology Management
Data Exchange Standards in Manufacturing Technology Management
Data in Manufacturing Technology Management
Data Lake in Manufacturing Technology Management
Data Models in Manufacturing Technology Management
Data Visualization in Manufacturing Technology Management
Demand forecasting in Manufacturing Technology Management
Design for assembly (DFA) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Design for manufacturability (DFM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Design History File (DHF) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Design of experiments (DOE) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Device History Record (DHR) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Device Master Record (DMR) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Digital manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Digital Thread in Manufacturing Technology Management
Digital twin in Manufacturing Technology Management
Discrete Manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Document Change Request (DCR) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Downtime in Manufacturing Technology Management
Downtime Tagging in Manufacturing Technology Management
Dynamic scheduling in Manufacturing Technology Management

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E

Economic order quantity (EOQ) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Efficient in Manufacturing Technology Management
Electronic data interchange (EDI) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Engineering Change Notice (ECN) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Engineering Change Order (ECO) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Engineering Change Request (ECR) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Equipment maintenance in Manufacturing Technology Management
Error-proofing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Event in Manufacturing Technology Management

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F

Factory automation in Manufacturing Technology Management
Factory layout in Manufacturing Technology Management
Factory simulation in Manufacturing Technology Management
Failure analysis in Manufacturing Technology Management
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Feeder Line in Manufacturing Technology Management
Field Failure Request (FFR) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Finite element analysis (FEA) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Flexible automation in Manufacturing Technology Management
Flexible manufacturing system (FMS) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Flexible production system in Manufacturing Technology Management
Flowchart in Manufacturing Technology Management
Forecasting in Manufacturing Technology Management
Form, Fit and Function (FFF) in Manufacturing Technology Management

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G

Gantt chart in Manufacturing Technology Management
Global manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Green manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Green supply chain in Manufacturing Technology Management

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H

Heijunka in Manufacturing Technology Management
Human factors engineering in Manufacturing Technology Management
Human in Manufacturing Technology Management
Human machine interface (HMI) in Manufacturing Technology Management

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I

Industrial automation in Manufacturing Technology Management
Industrial Control System in Manufacturing Technology Management
Industrial engineering in Manufacturing Technology Management
Industry 3.0 in Manufacturing Technology Management
Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing Technology Management
Information in Manufacturing Technology Management
Information Model in Manufacturing Technology Management
Information Silo in Manufacturing Technology Management
Information Technology (IT) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Infrastructure in Manufacturing Technology Management
Intelligent Manufacturing Software in Manufacturing Technology Management
Intelligent Manufacturing System (IMS) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Internet of things (IoT) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Interoperability in Manufacturing Technology Management
Inventory management in Manufacturing Technology Management
ISA-95 in Manufacturing Technology Management
ISO 13485 in Manufacturing Technology Management
ISO 14000 in Manufacturing Technology Management
ISO 9000 in Manufacturing Technology Management
ISO 9001 in Manufacturing Technology Management
Item Master in Manufacturing Technology Management

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J

JIT (Just-In-Time) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Job costing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Job shop production in Manufacturing Technology Management
Just-in-sequence (JIS) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Just-In-Time (JIT) in Manufacturing Technology Management

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K

Kaizen in Manufacturing Technology Management
Kanban in Manufacturing Technology Management
Kanban pull system in Manufacturing Technology Management
Kanban system in Manufacturing Technology Management
Kitting in Manufacturing Technology Management

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L

Lead time in Manufacturing Technology Management
Lean manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Line balancing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Line production in Manufacturing Technology Management

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M

Machine Learning (ML) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Machining center in Manufacturing Technology Management
Made-To-Spec in Manufacturing Technology Management
Maintenance management in Manufacturing Technology Management
Maintenance scheduling in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing automation protocol (MAP) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing Change Order (MCO) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing Change Request (MCR) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing Cost in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing Cycle Time in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing engineering in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing execution system (MES) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) – is a term often used as an alternate to MES. It is sometimes used to refer to the functional components of manufacturing operations management (as in ISA in Manufacturing Technology Management
Manufacturing process management (MPM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Markup in Manufacturing Technology Management
Mass customization in Manufacturing Technology Management
Material handling equipment in Manufacturing Technology Management
Material handling in Manufacturing Technology Management
Material requirements planning (MRP) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Materials management in Manufacturing Technology Management
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Mean Time To Failure (MTTF) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Metal fabrication in Manufacturing Technology Management
Modular manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Monument in Manufacturing Technology Management
Motion control in Manufacturing Technology Management
Motion study in Manufacturing Technology Management
Multivariate analysis in Manufacturing Technology Management

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N

New Product Development (NPD) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Non-destructive testing (NDT) in Manufacturing Technology Management
NPD Process in Manufacturing Technology Management

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O

Occupational safety and health (OSH) in Manufacturing Technology Management
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Off-The-Shelf in Manufacturing Technology Management
Operations management in Manufacturing Technology Management
Operations research in Manufacturing Technology Management
OPEX (Operational Excellence) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Outsourcing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metric in Manufacturing Technology Management

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P

Parent Item in Manufacturing Technology Management
Pattern in Manufacturing Technology Management
Performance measurement in Manufacturing Technology Management
Performance metrics in Manufacturing Technology Management
Plant capacity in Manufacturing Technology Management
Plant maintenance in Manufacturing Technology Management
Plant safety in Manufacturing Technology Management
Point Of Use (POU) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Poka-yoke in Manufacturing Technology Management
Predictive Maintenance in Manufacturing Technology Management
Preventive maintenance in Manufacturing Technology Management
Process capability in Manufacturing Technology Management
Process Control in Manufacturing Technology Management
Process Manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Process mapping in Manufacturing Technology Management
Product Data Management (PDM) System in Manufacturing Technology Management
Product Development Cycle in Manufacturing Technology Management
Product lifecycle management (PLM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Product Record in Manufacturing Technology Management
Production capacity in Manufacturing Technology Management
Production control in Manufacturing Technology Management
Production costs in Manufacturing Technology Management
Production efficiency in Manufacturing Technology Management
Production line balancing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Production Management System in Manufacturing Technology Management
Production planning and scheduling in Manufacturing Technology Management
Production Process Optimization (Optimization) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Production rate in Manufacturing Technology Management
Productivity in Manufacturing Technology Management
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) – A control device with an embedded computer processor that uses logic programmed software to provide electrical or digital control to machines and processes. A PLC can replace many physical relays and hard in Manufacturing Technology Management
Protocols in Manufacturing Technology Management
Prototype in Manufacturing Technology Management
Pull production in Manufacturing Technology Management
Push production in Manufacturing Technology Management

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Q

Quality assurance in Manufacturing Technology Management
Quality control in Manufacturing Technology Management
Quality function deployment (QFD) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Quality management in Manufacturing Technology Management
Quality Management System (QMS) in Manufacturing Technology Management

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R

Rapid prototyping in Manufacturing Technology Management
Real in Manufacturing Technology Management
Redline in Manufacturing Technology Management
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Return Material Authorization (RMA) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Revision Control in Manufacturing Technology Management
Revision in Manufacturing Technology Management
Right-Sizing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Robotics in Manufacturing Technology Management
Root cause analysis in Manufacturing Technology Management

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S

Sensor in Manufacturing Technology Management
Shop floor control in Manufacturing Technology Management
Single-Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Six big losses in Manufacturing Technology Management
Six Sigma in Manufacturing Technology Management
SM Applications (SM Apps) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Smart Factory in Manufacturing Technology Management
Smart Manufacturing (SM) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Smart Manufacturing in Manufacturing Technology Management
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Statistical process control (SPC) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Statistical quality control (SQC) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) in Manufacturing Technology Management
Supply Chain in Manufacturing Technology Management
Supply chain management in Manufacturing Technology Management
Supply Chain Resiliency in Manufacturing Technology Management