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| applied research | marketing research that studies existing products to develop design improvements or new product uses |
| benchmarks | the best practices among all competitors |
| CPI | Continuous Process Improvement. A way to make sure manufacturing processes are completed effectively. It increases the quality of work by reducing errors, inefficiencis and waste. Rather than waiting for a problem to occur, processes are continuously reviewed with the goal of finding ways to improve them. |
| custom manufacturing | building a specific and unique product to meet the needs of one customer |
| extraction and cultivation | a form of production in which products are obtained from nature or grown using natural resources |
| just-in-time | a logistics process in which goods arrive when needed for production, use, or sale rather than sitting in storage. |
| logistics | managing the acquisition, movement, and storage of supplies, materials, and finished products in business. |
| manufacturing | combining raw materials and processd goods into finished products |
| mass production | an assembly process that makes a large number of identical products using a continuous efficient procedure |
| materials processing | changing the form of raw materials so they can be consumed or used to make other products |
| operational plan | identifies how work will be done, who will do it, and what resources will be needed |
| processing | changing and improving the form of another product |
| production process | the activities, equipment, and resources needed to manufacture a product |
| pure research | research done without a specific product in mind with the goal of discovering new solutions to problems |
| schedule | a time plan for completing activities. It matches people with resources to make sure activities are finished on time |
| standard | a specific measurement against which an activity or result in judged |
