1.7 digital design and manufacture

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Computer aided design (CAD)
Using computeres to draw in 2d or 3d and develop products
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Computer aided manufacture (CAM)
Using computer controlled equipment to machine materials
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Computer numerically controlled (CNC)
Using a program to convert CAD drawings to drive CAM equipment
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Using software to virtually test products in liquid or gases
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Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Using software to test components and products to identify potential stress or weak points
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Electronic point of sale (EPOS)
Shop tills or similar that use barcodes or computer entry to transmit customer orders to suppliers and manufacturers.
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Just in time JIT production
A production method that relies on materials and components arriving at the point of manufacture, just in time for production
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Master production schedule MPS
A plan used to determine how many products will be made in a given time period
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Kanban
A system used to control the movement of materials and components from suppliers and through a factory
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Radio frequency identification RFID tags
small electronic devices that can be scanned and used to track items as they move through a factory and into dispatch
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Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV)
Robots, similar to forklift trucks, used to carry materials and finished goods around a factory