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ABC |
Activity Based Costing |
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ABC |
ABC – Classification for Purchased Items |
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BOM |
Bill of Materials |
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BPR |
Business Process Re-engineering |
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BOSCARDE |
Background, Objectives, Constraints, Assumptions, Reporting, Deliverables, Estimates |
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C |
CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
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CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing |
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CAPP |
Computer Aided Process Planning |
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CE |
Concurrent Engineering |
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CIM |
Computer Integrated Manufacture |
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CM |
Configuration Management |
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CNC |
Computer Numerically Controlled |
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CORE |
Controlled Requirements Expression |
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CPI |
Continuous Process Improvement |
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CSM |
Component and Supplier Management |
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CTQ |
Critical To Quality |
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D |
DFA |
Design for Assembly |
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DFM |
Design for Manufacturing |
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DFSS |
Design for Six Sigma |
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DOE |
Design of Experiments |
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DPA |
Department Purpose Analysis |
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DTC |
Design to Target Cost |
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E |
ECB |
Engineering Change Board |
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ECO |
Engineering Change Order |
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EDI |
Electronic Data Interchange |
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EDM |
Engineering Document (or Data) Management (See PDM) |
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EIS |
Executive Information Systems |
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F |
FAST |
Function Analysis System Technique |
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FEMA |
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
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FRACAS |
Fault Recording and Corrective Action System |
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FTE |
Full Time Equivalents |
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G |
GT |
Group Technology |
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GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
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H |
HR |
Human Resource |
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HRM |
Human Resource Management |
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HTML |
Hyper Text Mark-up Language |
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I |
I/O |
Input / Output |
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IDEF0 |
See SADT |
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IS |
Information Systems |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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J |
JIT |
Just-in-Time |
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L |
LTL |
Lower Tolerance Limit |
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LIFO |
Last In First Out |
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M |
M/C |
Machine |
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MFD* |
Modular Function Deployment TM |
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MICR |
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
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MOPS |
Measures of Performance |
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MPS |
Master Production Schedule |
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MRP |
Material Requirements Planning |
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NC |
Numerically Controlled |
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NPI |
New Product Introduction |
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NVA |
No-Value Added |
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O |
OCR |
Optical Character Recognition |
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OE |
Original Equipment |
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OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection |
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P |
PBS |
Product Breakdown Structure |
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PC |
Personal Computer |
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PCM |
Product Cost Management |
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PDM |
Product Data Management |
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PIP |
Product Introduction Process (also see NPI) |
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PLM |
Product Lifecycle Management |
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Q |
QA |
Quality Assurance |
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QC |
Quality Control |
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QFD |
Quality Function Deployment |
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R |
R&D |
Research and Development |
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RF |
Radio Frequency |
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RM |
Raw Material |
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ROC |
Rank Order Clustering |
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RPN |
Risk Priority Number |
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S |
SADT |
Structured Analysis Design Technique |
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SOP |
Sales Order Processing |
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SPC |
Statistical Process Control |
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T |
TLA |
Three Letter Acronym |
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TOR |
Terms of Reference (also see BOSCARDE) |
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TQM |
Total Quality Management |
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TQO |
Total Quality Organisation |
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U |
UTL |
Upper Tolerance Limit |
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UML |
Universal Modelling Language |
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VA |
Value Analysis |
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VE |
Value Engineering |
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W |
WBS |
Work Breakdown Structure |
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WFM |
Work Flow Management |
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WIP |
Work in Progress |
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X |
XML |
Extensible Mark-up Language |
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