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DES

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Design Engagement System

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OEM

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Original Equipment Manufacturer

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PLM

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Project Lifecycle Management

A solution that manages all of the information and processes at every step of a product or service lifecycle across global uses supply chains e.g. data from items, parts, engineering change orders, etc.

Designed to be a system of record and control.

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CAD

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Computer Aided Design

Built for creation and design.

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DFMA

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Design For Manufacturability

The optimization of a part, product, or component’s design to create it cheaper and more easily.

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DFMEA

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Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

A systematic group of activities used to recognize and evaluate potential systems, products or process failures. DFMEA identifies the effects and outcomes of these failures or actions.

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VA/VE

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Value analysis and value engineering

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mCAD

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Mechanical computer-aided design

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ECN

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Engineering change notice

A form that communicates the details of an approved change to someone who needs to know about the change.

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RFQ

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Request for quote

A process in which a company solicits select suppliers and contractors to submit price quotes and bided for the chance to fulfill certain tasks or projects.

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BOM

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Bill of materials

A centralized source of information containing a list of items used to manufacture a product and the instructions on how to do so.

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ERP

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Enterprise resource planning

A type of software that organizations use to manage day-to-day business activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance and supply chain operations.

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ISO

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International Organization for Standardization

The organization that develops and publishes standardization in all technical and nontechnical fields other than electrical and electronic engineering.

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PMI

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Product manufacturing information

Design, manufacturing, quality and other data included in a 3D CAD file.

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SSOT

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Single source of truth

The practice of aggregating data from many systems, within an organization, to a single location.

A SSOT is not a system, tool or strategy, but rather a state of being for a company’s data in that it can all be found via a single reference point.

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ASME

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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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GD&T

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Geometric dimensions and tolerances

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MBD

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Model-based definition

The practice of using a 3D CAD model and machine-readable PMI to drive downstream efficiency.

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DFM review

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An engineering analysis to determine the manufacturing viability of a product design along with discussing and highlighting any manufacturing issues that may be visible from the design before tooling is carried out. This check allows a manufacturer to pin down and avert mistakes or discrepancies.

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HVAC

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Heating, ventilation and air conditioning

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ETO

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Engineer to order

Involves the creation of a product that is made to a customer’s unique specification.

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SOW

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Statement of work

A document routinely employed in the field of project management and is the narrative description of a project’s work e requirement. It defines project-specific activities, deliverables and timelines for a vendor providing services to a client.

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DCC

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Document control

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POC

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Proof of concept

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EPC

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Engineering, procurement, and construction

A form of contract used to undertake construction works by the private sector on large-scale and complex infrastructure projects.

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P&ID

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Piping and instrumentation diagram

A P&ID is used to describe the overall engineering processes. It shows the interconnection of process equipment and instrumentation to control the system, and provides the primary schematic drawing used for detailed engineering.

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DPA

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Data processing agreement

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FEA

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Finite element analysis

is the use of calculations, models and simulations to predict and understand how an object might behave under various physical conditions. Engineers use FEA to find vulnerabilities in their design prototypes.

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ERD

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Entity Relationship Diagram

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MES

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Manufacturing execution systems

Computerized systems used in manufacturing to track and document the transformation of raw materials to finished goods.

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SCM

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Supply Chain Management

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SRM

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Supplier Relationship Management

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SAML

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Security Assertion Makeup Language

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ITAR

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International Traffic is Arms Regulations

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CGP

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Controlled Goods Program

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DFAM

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Design for Additive Manufacturing

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PPAP

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Production Part Approval Process

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APQP

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Advanced product quality planning

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MBSE

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Model-based systems engineering

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ECO

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Engineering change order

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ECR

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Engineering change request

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SLT

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Senior Lead Team

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PFMEA

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Process Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

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PDR

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Preliminary Design Review

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CDR

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Critical Design Review

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MRP

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Material resource planning

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EOL

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End of lifestyle

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CCB

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Change Control Board

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CAM

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Computer Aided Manufacruring

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AD

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Additive manufacturing

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CNC

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Computerized Numerical Control

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QC

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Quality control

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CSME

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Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering

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AB

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As built

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FOS

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Factor of safety

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MFR

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Manufacturer

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NPR

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New product release

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CM

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Contract manufacturer

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PCB

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Printed Circuit Board

A PCB is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, tracks or signal traces etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate.

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ICE

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Internal Combustion Engine

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EV

A

Electric Vehicle

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