Exam 3 Flashcards
Stock Out Risk Formula
1- Service Level
Reorder Point( ROP) Formula
Mu DDLT+ Saftey Stock
acceptable quality level (AQL)
Proportion of defects a consumer considers acceptable.
acceptance sampling
Estimating the quality of conformance of large batches through inspection of smaller samples.
aggregate planning
Medium-term tactical capacity planning in response to changing demand.
aggregation
To combine the creation of many similar products into one relevant measure of activity for the organization.
andon
Japanese term for a signaling system announcing problems encountered and assistance requested, often implemented as sets of lights over workstations.
assemble-to-order (ATO)
A system that produces standard modules to be modified and/or combined into a customizable product.
assignable variation
Deviations with a specific cause or source.
average inventory
The average of the beginning and the ending inventory of a particular time period.
average outgoing quality (AOQ)
Estimate of the proportion of defects that pass an acceptance sampling plan.
backflushing
Determining the overall inventory requirements of a finished good by combining information on amount of the good produced with the requirements information in its bill of materials.
backward scheduling
Starting an activity so it will finish on its deadline.
beginning inventory
The level of inventory as measured at the beginning of a particular time period. This level is assumed to be the ending inventory of the previous time period.
bill of materials
A description of all raw materials and intermediate assemblies required to create a finished product.
bottleneck
The most heavily utilized resource within a system.
capacity cushion
Largely idle capacity maintained beyond the expected load level of a system, often to absorb unexpected demand.
c-chart
Control chart used in monitoring the count of some characteristic within a sample.
Central Limit Theorem
The observation that sample values approximate a normal distribution, regardless of the underlying distribution of the population being sampled.
chase demand strategy
Aggregate planning approach that relies on changing capacity to match demand.
child
An item required for immediate transformation into another item, known as its parent.
consumer’s risk
The likelihood of a type II error.
control chart
control chart
control limit
A control chart boundary, where values observed beyond this limit signal the process is not in control.
critical ratio
Time remaining until due date divided by work remaining to be done.
decision support system (DSS)
Software that assists human decision making in a particular setting.
defect
A single identifiable deviation from acceptable conformance.
dependent demand
Requirements for child items; also known as component demand.
deterministic
Fixed and known in advance, representing a high level of certainty when planning.
disaggregation
Translation of an aggregated value into smaller individual estimates corresponding to specific products.
dispatching
Assigning work in real-time, often in the context of mobile resources.
drum-buffer-rope (DBR)
Central principle of bottleneck scheduling, evoking the bottleneck (drum) ideally protected by a buffer of waiting work produced by upstream work centers whose activities are constrained to the bottleneck’s pace (rope).
dual card kanban
A kanban control arrangement consisting of two kanban loops. The first kanban loop signals and limits production of an item, while the second loop signals and limits withdrawals for consumption of the item.
dynamic
Actively and continuously changing.
economies of scale
Decreasing average unit cost by increasing volume.
EDD
Abbreviation for the priority rule of earliest due date, or scheduling the task with the most imminent deadline first.
efficiency
Percent of a resource in productive use.
electronic data interchange (EDI)
The linking of two information systems from two different organizations to transfer data and conduct transactions.
ending inventory
The level of inventory as measured at the conclusion of a particular time period. This level is assumed to be the beginning inventory of the next time period.
enterprise resource planning (ERP)
A strategic information system that integrates all functional areas of an organization.
FCFS
First-come, first-served sequencing rule.
finished goods
Inventory awaiting sale to consumers.
finite loading
A scheduling approach that recognizes capacity constraints.
flowtime
The length of time a job spends in the system.
forward scheduling
Starting an activity as soon as possible, regardless of its deadline.
freezing
In planning, a policy that does not allow changes to the MPS within a protected interval.
functional organizational structure
An organization of specialists grouped into distinct departments.
Gantt chart
A scheduling diagram that illustrates activities across a horizontal timeline.
gross requirements
The combined, overall demand for an item.
heuristic
A procedure to develop a good solution to a problem, but cannot guarantee identification of the best solution.
holding costs
Variable costs associated with having inventory.
incident
An unscheduled event requiring immediate resolution.
independent demand
Requirements for an item from outside the system, also known as customer demand.
infinite loading
A scheduling approach that ignores capacity constraints.
inventory
Tangible items awaiting sale or use.
iterative planning
Deliberately adjusting plans at short intervals to reflect new information.
JIT II
A phrase first popularized by the Bose Company, emphasizing vendor managed inventory and colocation of those vendors within a production facility.
job shop
A process layout.
just-in-time (JIT)
An earlier and alternate term for lean operation, in which a system implicitly operates with minimum of inventory and waste.
kaizen
Japanese term for a focus on continuous improvement.