The
relationship of combined inputs such as labor, materials,
capital, and managerial verve to outputs such as products or
services. It is the summation of quality performance that
results in more efficient utilization of organizational
resources.
The
concept of doing things better, not just more efficiently.
The
comprehensive approach to quality by everyone in an organization
to provide customers with reliable products and services.
Product
control is concerned with reducing costs associated with poor
quality and unreliable products.
Production
control is concerned with controlling the manufacturing process.
A
network model that identifies sequential events necessary
to complete a project while defining activities that
individually lead to the next event.
A
network scheduling technique for planning and controlling
operations (usually projects) based on critical time increments
to complete defined tasks.
A
method of analyzing deviations in manufactured materials, parts,
and products.
A
method of collecting information and analyzing results during
operations to improve quality and in&-process performance.
An
integrated process of related activities based on group
technology that includes individuals or autonomous work teams
responsible for a set of operations, equipment utilization, and
product quality.
The
acquisition of needed goods and services at optimal costs from
competent, reliable sources.
The
management of incoming materials and supplies, work&-in&-process
inventory, and finished products.
A
mathematical model for determining the optimal quantity of
materials or inventory to purchase based on inventory usage,
carrying costs, and purchasing costs.
A
formal method for rank&-ordering inventory and matching
cost&-effective controls to items with relatively different
values.
A
computer&-integrated process of coordinating master
production schedules, purchasing, inventory control, and
resource allocation based on projected orders.
A
comprehensive system that seeks to eliminate inventory by
purchasing materials just in time for use in production,
producing just in time for shipment, and shipping just in time
to meet customer orders without errors or quality defects.
An
inventory system based on scheduling cards prepared for each
order and used in production to track progress and alert
management to problems.
A
system that includes plans and controls linking together all
organizational activities to ensure quality performance.
A
comprehensive planning system that encompasses production
resources and activities of MRP plus financial, capital, and
marketing resources and activities.
