5️⃣ key acronyms and terms

LVI

CAD

computer aided design

CAM

computer aided manufacture

UPS

unit production system

QRM

quick response manufacturing

AI

artificial intelligence

FMS

flexible manufacturing system

CNC

computer numerically controlled

JIT

just in time

QA

quality assurance

QC

quality control

RFID

radio frequency identification

QR code

quick response code

KANBAN

increase efficiency

ISO

international standards organisation

BSI

British standards institute

IT

information technology

EPOS

electronic point of sale

AGV

automatic guided vehicles

FEA

finite element analysis

CFD

computational fluid dynamics

EDI

electronic data interchange

FDM

fused deposition modelling

SLA

stereolithography

SLS

selective laser sintering

PPC

production planning and control

MPS

master production schedule

TBD

time-based competition

KAIZEN

continuous improvment

CAQC

computer aided quality control

CIE

computer integrated engineering

CIM

computer integrated manufacture

CPA

computer path analysis

SCN

supply chain network

SMED

single minute exchange dye