4S: Arrangement, Organization, Cleanliness, Act of cleaning |
5M : manpower, machine, method, material and measurement – sources of variation |
5S : seiri (sort), seiton (straighten), seiso (shine), seiketsu (standardize) and shitsuke (sustain) |
5W2H: Who, What, When, Where, Why & How and How Many (root cause analysis) |
8D: Eight Discipline Problem Solving Method and Report |
ABAP: Advanced Business Application Programming |
ABB: Activity Based Budgeting |
ABC: Activity Based Costing |
ABM: Activity Based Management |
ABS: Anti-lock Braking System |
ADC: Automated Data Collection |
ADE: Automated Data Entry |
ADP: Automatic Data Processing |
AFV: Alternative Fuel Vehicle |
AIA: Aerospace Industries Association |
AIAG: Automotive Industry Action Group |
AIM: Application Integration Middleware |
AMH: Automated Material Handling |
ANX: Automotive Network Exchange |
AOQ: Average Outgoing Quality |
APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
API: Application Program Interface |
APO: Advanced Planning and Optimization |
APQP: Advanced Product Quality Planning |
APS: Advanced Planning & Scheduling |
ASN: Advanced Shipping Notice |
ASP: Application Service Provider |
ASRS: Automated Storage Retrieval Systems |
ATE: Automated Test Equipment |
ATO: Assemble To Order |
ATP: Advanced Technology Program |
AV: Audio Visual |
AVL: Approved Vendor List |
B2B: Business to Business |
B2C: Business to Consumer |
BAPI: Business Application Programming Interface |
BB: Black Belt |
BBC: Black Belt Champion (or Council) |
BBS: Business Balanced Scorecard |
BMP: Best Manufacturing Practices |
BOM: Bill of Materials |
BPR: Business Process Reengineering |
BTO: Built to Order |
BTS: Build To Stock |
CAD: Computer-Aided Design |
CAE: Computer-Aided Engineering |
CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate |
CAM: Computer-Aided Manufacturing |
CAPOSS: Capacity Planning and Operation Sequence Scheduling |
CASE: Computer-Aided System Engineering |
CBSA: Component Based Solution Assembly |
CEMS: Contract Electronic Manufacturing Services |
CFM: Continuous Flow Manufacturing |
CLM: Council For Logistics Management |
CM: Change Management |
CMRP: Capacitated Material Requirements Planning |
COA: Continuous Ordering Agreement |
COGS: Cost of Goods Sold |
CQA: Certified Quality Auditor |
CQE: Certified Quality Engineer |
CRM: Customer Relationship Management |
CRP: Capacity Requirements Planning |
CRP: Continuous Replenishment Program |
CTQ: Critical to Quality |
CTR: Cycle Time Reduction |
DC: Distribution Centre |
DFA: Design for Assembly |
DFAA: Design for Automated Assembly |
DFD: Design for Disassembly |
DFE: Design For Environment |
DFL: Demand Flow Leadership |
DFM: Demand Flow Management |
DFSC: Design for Supply Chain |
DRP: Distribution Requirements Planning |
DSRP: Demand Solutions Requirements Planning |
DW: Data Warehousing |
EC: Electronic Commerce |
ECC: Error Correction Code |
ECM: Engineering Change Management |
EDI: Electronic Data Interchange |
EDM: Electronic Data Management |
EDMS: Engineering Document Management Systems |
EES: Engineering Execution Systems |
EFI: Electronic Freight Invoice |
EFT: Electronic Funds Transfer |
EFTA: European Free Trade Association |
ELV: End of Life Vehicle |
EMAS: Eco-Management and Audit Scheme |
EMI: Electronic Magnetic Interference |
EMS: Environmental Management System |
ERA: Electronic Remittance Advice |
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning |
ESD: Electrostatic Discharge |
ETO: Engineer To Order |
ETP: Enterprise Transportation Planning |
EU: European Union |
EV: Electric Vehicle |
EVA: Economic Value Added |
FA: Flexible Automation |
FAS: Final Assembly Schedule |
FCEV: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle |
FCS: Finite Capacity Scheduling |
FG: Finished Goods |
FGI: Finished Goods Inventory |
FIFO: First In First Out |
FIP: Factory Information Protocol |
FIS: Factory Information System |
FLC: Standard Automotive Industry Container available from Linpac Allibert |
FM: Frequency Modulation |
FMEA: Failure Mode and Effect Analysis |
FMS: Flexible Manufacturing System |
FP: Finite Planning |
FPA: Focal Plane Array |
FTP: File Transfer Protocol |
GDP: Gross Domestic Product |
GEC: Global Economic Commerce |
GEM: Generic Equipment Model |
GPS: Global Positioning System |
HEC: Hybrid Electric Vehicle |
HOV: High Occupancy Vehicle |
HPPS: High Performance Product Sector |
HPV: High Production Volume |
HUD: Heads Up Display |
I/O: Input Output |
IC: Integrated Circuit |
ICE: Internal Combustion Engine |
IFO: Income From Operations |
ILEV: Inherently Low Emission Vehicle |
IMCS: Inventory Management and Control System |
IP: Intellectual Property |
IPPD: Integrated Product and Process Development |
IPR: Intellectual Property Rights |
IPT: Integrated Product Team |
IQR: Inventory Quality Ratio |
IR: Infrared |
IRM: Integrated Resource Management |
IS: Information System |
ISO: International Standards Organization |
IT: Information Technology |
ITS: Intelligent Transportation System |
JIS : Just in Sequence |
JIT: Just in Time |
KBE: Knowledge-Based Engineering |
KLT: Standard Automotive Industry Container available from Linpac Allibert |
KPI: Key Performance Indicator |
Kaizen: means continuous improvement by small changes |
Kanban : is the authority to move or produce a part, based on its usage |
Kansei: means sense engineering |
LC: Low Cost |
LCC: Life Cycle Cost |
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display |
LCPC: Life Cycle Product Cost |
LEV: Low Emission Vehicle |
LIFO: Last In First Out
LSP : Logistics Service Provider |
LVS: Layout Verification Systems |
M&S: Modelling and Simulation |
MAP: Manufacturing Automation Protocol |
MBB: Master Black Belt |
MCS: Manufacturing Control System |
MDS: Material Dominated Scheduling |
MIS: Management Information Systems |
MMS: Materials Management System |
MPS: Master Production Schedule |
MRP: Manufacturing Resource Planning |
MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheet |
MTS: Make To Stock |
Muda: “Waste” in Japanese |
NC: Numerical Control |
NDC: National Distribution Centre |
NGO: Non-Governmental Organization |
NPI: New Product Introduction |
NPV: Net Present Value |
ODM: Original Design Manufacturer |
OEE: Original Equipment Effectiveness |
OEIC: Optoelectronic Integrated Circuit |
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer |
OLAP: Online Analytical Programs (or Processing) |
OLTP: On Line Transaction Processing |
OOP: Out Of Production |
OPT: Optimized Production Technology |
OTC: On-Time delivery to Commit date |
OTCR: On-Time delivery performance to Customer Request Date |
PA: Power Amplifier |
PAC: Production Activity Control |
PDCA: Plan Do Check Act |
PDM: Product Data Management |
PERT/CPM: Program Evaluation and Review Technique/Critical Path Method |
PERT: Project Evaluation and Review Technique |
PGU: Power Generation Unit |
PIM: Product Information Management |
PIP: Partner Integration Process |
PLM: Product Lifecycle Management |
POM: Production/Operations Management |
POOGI: Process of Ongoing Improvement |
POS: Point of Sale |
PP&E: Property, Plant & Equipment |
PPM: Parts Per Million |
PR: Process Reengineering |
PWA: Printed Wiring Assembly |
PWB: Printed Wiring Board |
QA: Quality Assurance |
QC: Quality Control |
QFD: Quality Function[al] Deployment |
QR: Quick Response |
R&D: Research and Development |
RCCP: Rough Cut Capacity Planning |
RDC: Regional Distribution Centre |
RDT&E: Research, Development, Testing & Evaluation |
ROA: Return on Assets |
ROI: Return on Investment |
ROIC: Return On Invested Capital |
RONA: Return On Net Assets |
ROP: Reorder Point |
RPI: Raw Product Inventory (components) |
RPM: Rapid Response Manufacturing |
RTD: Research and Technical Development |
SCC: Supply Chain Council |
SCM: Supply Chain Management |
SCOR: Supply Chain Operations Reference model |
SCR: Synchronized Customer Response |
SD or STD: Standard Deviation |
SIG: Special Interest Group |
SIV: Signal Integrity Verification |
SKU: Stock Keeping Units |
SMART: Specific/Measurable/Ambitious/Realizable/Time-Phased |
SMT: Surface Mount Technology |
SOP: Standard Operating Procedure |
SOW: Statement of Work |
SPC: Statistical Process Control |
SPM: Standard Process Modules |
SPS: Standard Procurement System |
SRM: Standard Reference Material |
SWIFT: Simulated Work Input and Flow Time |
SWOT: Analysis: Strengths, Weakness, Opportunity and Threats Analysis |
T&M: Tools and Methodology |
TACT: Total Average Cycle Time |
TCE: Temperature Coefficient of Expansion |
TCM: Time Critical Manufacturing |
TCM: Transportation Control Measures |
TDC: Total Delivered Cost |
TDM: Team Data Manager
TMS : Transport Management System |
TPS: Toyota Production System |
TQC: Total Quality Control |
TQM: Total Quality Management |
TVA: Throughput Value Added |
UC: Unit Cost |
USL: Upper Specification Limit |
VAD: Value Added Distribution |
VAN: Value Added Network |
VE: Value Engineering |
VMI: Vendor Managed Inventory |
WBS: Work Breakdown Schedule |
WCM: World Class Manufacturing |
WIP: Work In Process |
WMS: Warehouse Management System |
ZEV: Zero Emissions Vehicle |
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