Every supply chain and operations student and manager should have a good understanding of these essential terms. These are marked with the symbol at the end of the short definitions in this encyclopedia.
Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP)
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA)
Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
Mean Absolute Percent Error (MAPE)
operations performance metrics
process capability and performance
Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Transportation Management System (TMS)
Warehouse Management System (WMS)