Manufacturing Unit 1

alloy

a pure metal with additional components to enhance material properties

biological

medicine that has been wholly produced using a living organism

capability

what a company can produce based upon technology and workforce skillset

capacity

the item size and quantity per unit time for the product of components or systems that a manufacturer can achieve

cycle time

the amount of machine time necessary to transform a loaded piece of raw stock into the finished part

feedstock

any material that is put into a process that becomes part of what exits the process

GDP

the value of all products and services offered for sale in a country

information processing

the collection and communication of data on material process parameters

input

material or information that is put into a manufacturing process

manufacturing

any process that transforms a material from one state to another while adding value

material

the matter or substance of which an object is made

material processing

changed in the physical or chemical characteristics of a material

output

material or information that results from a manufacturing process

pharmacueticals

drugs administered to treat disease or alleviate symptoms related to illness

stringency

characterizes a high level of precision and accuracy that must be achieved to successfully make a product

wafer

base material used in the production of microchips

waste stream

material resulting from a manufacturing process that is not the desired product