Acronyms Flashcards
DES
Design Engagement System
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
PLM
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.
CAD
Computer Aided Design
Built for creation and design.
DFMA
Design For Manufacturability
The optimization of a part, product, or component’s design to create it cheaper and more easily.
DFMEA
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.
VA/VE
Value analysis and value engineering
mCAD
Mechanical computer-aided design
ECN
Engineering change notice
A form that communicates the details of an approved change to someone who needs to know about the change.
RFQ
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.
BOM
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.
ERP
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.
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
The organization that develops and publishes standardization in all technical and nontechnical fields other than electrical and electronic engineering.
PMI
Product manufacturing information
Design, manufacturing, quality and other data included in a 3D CAD file.
SSOT
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.
ASME
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
GD&T
Geometric dimensions and tolerances
MBD
Model-based definition
The practice of using a 3D CAD model and machine-readable PMI to drive downstream efficiency.
DFM review
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.
HVAC
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
ETO
Engineer to order
Involves the creation of a product that is made to a customer’s unique specification.
SOW
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.
DCC
Document control
POC
Proof of concept
