1. Production
The process of converting inputs into outputs with the help of certain conversion processes.
2. Production Management
The planning and organisation of various activities associated with the conversion of inputs into outputs.
3. Manufacturing Process
The use of a certain pattern and procedure in order to produce a particular type of output in particular quantity or number.
4. Jobbing
The process of producing one single unit of a product without moving onto the next unit unless and until the previous unit is completed.
5. Project
A temporary endeavour producing an output with a defined starting and ending point.
6. Batch
The process of producing a batch of units together, requiring a certain type of treatment.
7. Line manufacturing
The process of treatments and works carried on a product in stages.
8. Continuous
The process of production of a product which goes on continuously for moths or oven years together, for example, cement manufacturing.
9. Assembly Line
The process in which outputs of multiple lines are assembled at the end to form the final product.
10. Mass Manufacturing
The manufacturing process type in which a huge number of smaller units of the product are produced together.
11. Professional Services
The services rendered by licensed and certified professionals who usually belong to a professional group, for example, Accountants, Lawyers, Doctors.
12. Services Shop
The actual place where services are delivered to the customer.
13. Plant Layout
The arrangement and design of various manufacturing equipment at a plant.
14. Production Planning
The framing of policies and strategies regarding various Production processes to be carried out in future.
15. Production Control
The application of various controlling techniques and measures used to bridge the gap between actual and desired results.
16. Aggregate Planning
Aggregate planning is an
operational activity that does an
aggregate plan for the
production process, in advance of
2 to 18 months.
17. Quality
In manufacturing, a measure of excellence or a
state of being free from defects, deficiencies and
significant variations.
18. Quality Assurance
The maintenance of a desired
level of quality in a service or
product.
19. Service Quality
Service quality is used in business to refer to
the assessment of how satisfying a service is,
according to the customer's expectations.
Service quality is achieved by comparing the
expected service to the service currently
being offered.
20. Six Sigma
Six Sigma is a management philosophy developed by
Motorola that emphasizes setting extremely high
objectives, collecting data, and analyzing results to
a fine degree as a way to reduce defects in
products and services.
21. Productivity
Productivity is the ratio of output to inputs in
production; it is an average measure of the
efficiency of production. Efficiency of
production means production’s capability to
create incomes.
22. Work Study
an analysis of a specific job in an
effort to find the most efficient
method in terms of time and
effort.
23. Work Sampling
Work sampling is the statistical technique for
determining the proportion of time spent by
workers in various defined categories of activity
(e.g. setting up a machine, assembling two
parts, idle…etc.).
24. Down Time
The period of time when something, such as
a factory or a piece of machinery, is not in
operation, especially as the result of a
malfunction.
25. Cycle Time
The period required to complete one cycle of an
operation ; or to complete a function, job , or task
from start to finish. Cycle time is used in
differentiating total duration of a process from
its run time .
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