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- the testing of a product design by engineers, after they have added the needed technical specifications
- product engineering
- a production control system by which quality is maintained through inspections, machine improvements, ect.
- quality control
- the design of machines, workstations, and processes sucha s to maximize the productivity of the worker-machine relationship
- human engineering (ergonomics)
- all activities associated with purchasing facilities, materials, equipment, and services in the required quantity and quality and at proper times so as to meet marketing goals at the lowest cost
- procurement
- the use of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser) for fusing edges
- laser beam welding
- the process of balancing the costs associated with various inventroy levels so as to minimize total costs
- inventory control
- the regulation of the flow of materials and parts through the processing and assembly areas
- production control
- running many different sets of input and process variables through the model of a system or process in order to observe resulting outcomes
- simulation
- a decision-making condition in which all factors and outcomes areknown to the decision maker
- certainty
- sketches, models, and proposed plans for manufacturing a product
- product design
- an analysis of costs, prices, and profits which shows how alternative prices affect a firm;s profit position
- break-even
- a means of accessing the quality of an entire batch based on the inspection of a sample from that batch
- acceptance sampling
- time required, including machine and assembly-line setup, to design and engineer mass-produced products
- lead time
- purchase price plus transportation and other costs of delivery
- acquisition
- a type of bonding in whick the edges of the parts to be joined are melted, allowing the molten material to flow between them
- fusion bonding
- set of operations needed to change raw materials into finished products (casting, forming, separating, assembly, conditioning, finishing)
- material processing
- the basic input-output system consisting of input, transformation, output and feedback components designed and managed to transform various inputs into goods and/or services
- operating system
- any characteristics of a material that can be changed by conditioning
- mechanical property
- the process of planning, organizing, and controlling operations to reach stated objectives with efficiency and effectiveness
- operations management
- the physical layout of an operation done in such a way within a facility that the location of the workstations optimizes the flow of work
- facility layout