Unit 14

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Align

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To place in a straight line or give support to.

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Correlation

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A mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.

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Kanban system

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A system in which the supply of components is regulated through the use of an instruction card sent along the production line.

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Run Chart

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Collected data that shows trends over a specific time period.

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Pareto Chart

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A bar graph with the longest bars on the left, used to identify the most significant factors in a dataset.

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Lean Manufacturing

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A production practice that considers the expenditure of resources in any aspect other than the direct creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful.

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Just-in-Time System

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An inventory strategy that strives to improve a business's return on investment by reducing in-process inventory and associated carrying costs.

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Supply Chain Management

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The management of the flow of goods and services and includes all processes that transform raw materials into final products.

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Flow Chart

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A diagram that represents a process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting these with arrows.

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Control Chart

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A statistical tool used to monitor the consistency of a process over time.