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| production | The economy begins with THIS |
| several | Typically, _________manufacturers are a part of the total activity needed to produce goods that are purchased by consumers or other businesses. |
| outdated | The traditional assembly line is quickly becoming an ____________ production |
| facilities | Energy and environmental management is a responsibility of THIS manager |
| collaboration/groupware | THIS software provides real-time communications capabilities by voice, text, and video. |
| manufacturer | This type of business obtains materials from other producers and converts them into products for sales to consumers and other businesses. |
| extraction and cultivation | the most basic form of production |
| custom manufacturing. | Building a specific and unique product to meet the needs of one customer is done with THIS |
| materials processing | changing the form of raw materials so they can be consumed or used to make other products |
| applied research | studying the current design of a product to find ways to improve it |
| production process. | The first activity in production planning is the development of THIS |
| listing, activities | The CPI process begins by ____________ all of the ____________ involved in the process. |
| benchmarks | best practices used in the industry. |
| shoplifting | According to the National Retail Security Survey the largest sources of inventory loss comes from |
| schedule | A time plan for completing activities |
| project management | This type of operational software keeps track of project calendars, tasks, to-do lists, and work assignments. |
| natural resources | raw materials supplied by nature |
| processing | THIS involves changing and improving the form of a product. |
| mass | An assembly process that makes a large number of identical products using a continuous, efficient procedure |
| intermittent | uses short production runs to produce a precise amount of a variation of a product |
| pure research | Research done without a specific product in mind with the goal of discovering new solutions to problems |
| inventory management | maintains the supply of all resources needed for production and the products produced. |
| continuous process improvement | increases the quality of work by reducing errors, inefficiencies, and waste. |
| benchmarks | best performance standards among all competitors. |
| facilities management | The type of business operation associated with a business’s buildings |
| logistics | managing the acquisition, movement, and storage of supplies, materials, and finished products in a business |
| supply chain | all of the businesses involved from the time raw materials are obtained until finished products are sold |
| just-in-time | The process by which goods arrive when needed for production, use, or sale rather than sitting in storage |
| operational | identifies how work will be done, who will do it, and what resources will be needed |
| standard | A specific measurement against which an activity or result is judged |
