Manufacturing Glossary
Clear definitions for the terms that drive your shop floor. No jargon. Just what your team actually uses.
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Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems use algorithms to analyze materials and capacity, creating optimized production schedules.
PlanningAn Andon is a visual alert system on the shop floor that signals a problem with a process or quality.
LeanAn Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of rules that allows different software applications to communicate and exchange data with each other.
TechnologyAssemble-to-Order is a production strategy where products are built from pre-made components after a customer places an order.
Production ModesAn assembly line is a manufacturing layout where a product moves sequentially from one workstation to the next, with a specific task performed at each stop.
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