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9th Grade
01/16/2014

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1. Assembly Process or Assembly Line
Definition
A manufacturing process in which parts are added to a product in a
sequential manner using optimally planned logistics to create a
finished product much faster than with handcrafting-type methods.
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2. Automation
Definition
The use of largely automatic equipment in a system of
manufacturing or other production process.
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3. Batch
Definition
A quantity of goods produced at one time.
Term
4. Distributions
Definition
The action of sharing something among a number of recipients.
Term
5. Equipment
Definition
The necessary items for a particular purpose
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6. Factory
Definition
A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by a machine.
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7. Industrial
Definition
of, relating, or characterized by industry
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8. Input
Definition
What is put in, taken in, or operated on by any process or system.
Term
9. Inventory
Definition
A complete list of items such as property, goods in stock or the contents of a building.
Term
10. Just-in-time (JIT)
Definition
Allows plants and raw materials to be delivered to production plants just before they are needed.
Term
11. Labor
Definition
Work, especially hard, physical work.
Term
12. Manufacturing
Definition
To make or produce by hand or machinery, especially on a large scale
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13. Mass Production
Definition
The production of large quantities of a standardized article
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14. Order Backlog
Definition
Customer orders received but not shipped
Term
15. Output
Definition
The amount of something produced by a person, machine or industry
Term
16. Overhead
Definition
The general, fixed cost of running a business such as rent, lighting, and heating expense which cannot be charged to a specific product or part of the work operation.
Term
17. Plant Manager
Definition
Oversees all daily operations of a plant and is often in charge of everything from production and manufacturing to make sure policies and procedures are followed by all departments.
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18. Productions
Definition
the action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials or the process of being manufactured.
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19. Quality Control
Definition
a system for verifying and maintaining a desired level of quality in an existing product or service by careful planning, use of proper equipment, continued inspection, and corrective action as required
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20. Robotics
Definition
technology used in designing, constructing, and operating robots
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