Manufacturing

81. Manufacturing

1.

CNC
Computer Numerical Control
2.

ERP
Enterprise Resource Planning
3.

SCM
Supply Chain Management
4.

OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
5.

BOM
Bill of Materials
6.

JIT
Just In Time
7.

QMS
Quality Management System
8.

PDM
Product Data Management
9.

PLM
Product Lifecycle Management
10.

R&D
Research and Development
11.

SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
12.

TQM
Total Quality Management
13.

FIFO
First In, First Out
14.

LIFO
Last In, First Out
15.

Kaizen
Continuous Improvement (Japanese term often used in manufacturing)
16.

WIP
Work In Progress
17.

MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
18.

MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
19.

FMEA
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
20.

5S
Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain (a methodology for workplace organization)
21.

CMM
Coordinate Measuring Machine
22.

ISO
International Organization for Standardization
23.

AS9100
Aerospace Quality Management Standard
24.

MRO
Maintenance, Repair, and Operations
25.

SMT
Surface Mount Technology
26.

TAT
Turnaround Time
27.

B2B
Business to Business
28.

Lean
Lean Manufacturing (philosophy)
29.

SQA
Software Quality Assurance (for manufacturing software)
30.

RPO
Requisition Purchase Order

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