MGT 302 CH 4
Terms
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- assemble-to-order
- producing major components of a product prior to receiving an order and assembling the product to meet a specific order
- assembly line
- A narrowly defined manufacturing assembly process made up of equipment with little flexibility in a product-oriented layout.
- batch production
- A type of production in which identical products or customers are processed through one step, and then the entire batch goes on to the next step.
- business process analysis (BPA)
- (BPA) A productivity improvement approach that focuses on large processes and the transitions between different departments
- cellular layout
- A layout in which products whose processes require similar resources are grouped into product families. Each cell contains all the resources necessary to produce products in that family.
- changeover time
- The time required to change equipment from producing one product or service to another.
- concurrent engineering
- Performing product and service development engineering functions in tandem to reduce time and improve communication.
- continuous improvement
- A process of always seeking ways to improve existing processes and tasks.
- design for environment
- Including environmental concerns in the product design
- design for logistics
- Including logistics and transportation concerns in the product design process, usually involving effective packaging
- design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA)
- The practice of designing products with the capabilities of manufacturing processes in mind
- house of quality
- A set of matrices used to guide the quality function deployment process
- job shop
- A manufacturer, typically a process-oriented layout, that is able to produce custom tools and equipment for others because of its flexibility.
- make-to-order
- Producing a product when an order is received
- make-to-stock
- Producing a product before an order is received and storing the product.
- poka-yoke
- A device that makes it impossible or nearly impossible to do something incorrectly
- process map
- A diagram of the steps in a process.
- process-oriented layout
- A layout that is organized by the function of each resource, allowing steps to be done in any sequence
- project
- A set of activities aimed at meeting a goal, with a defined beginning and end
- quality function deployment (QFD)
- A widely used approach that translates customer needs into product and service designs that guide the corresponding process requirements
- reengineering
- Starting from a clean slate to improve a process
- repetitive processing
- Processing on a continuous basis
- service blueprint
- A type of flow diagram used for services that identifies decision points, failure points, and the line of visibility
- setup time
- The time required to change equipment from producing one product or service to another
- substitute quality characteristics
- In quality function deployment, these are terms used to translate the customer needs into a description of the product or service that is in technical language.