A
APQP advanced process quality planning
APS Advanced Planning and Scheduling
ASRS Automated Storage and Retrieval System
ATO Assemble to Order
ATP Available to Promise
B
BOM Bill of Materials
C
CAD computer-aided design
CAE computer-aided engineering
CAM computer-aided manufacturing
CIM computer-integrated manufacturing
CPFR Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
CPM Critical Path Method
CPOF Capacity Planning Using Overall Factors
CR Critical Ratio
CRM Customer Relationship Management
CTP Capable to Promise
CTQ Critical to Quality characteristics
D
DEI Date Effectivity In
DEO Date Effectivity Out
DMADV design-measure-analyze-design-verify
DMAIC Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control
DOE Design of Experiments
DRP Distribution Requirements Planning
DRP II Distribution Resources Planning
DSS decision support system
E
ECR engineering change request
EDD Earliest Due Date
EOQ Economic Order Quantity
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
F
FAS Final Assembly Schedule
FCFS First Come, First Served
FIFO First In First Out
FMEA Failure Mode Effect Analysis
FMS Flexible Manufacturing System
FOB Free on Board
FPO Firmed Planned Order
FTL Full Truck Load
G
H
I
J
JIT Just in Time
K
L
LT Lead Time
LTL Less than Truck Load
M
MAD Mean Absolute Deviation
MAP Manufacturing Automation Protocol
MES Manufacturing Execution Systems
MPR Master Planning of Resources
MPS Master Production Schedule
MRO Maintenance, Repair and Operating Supplies
MRP Material Requirements Planning
MRP II Manufacturing Resource Planning
MTO Make to Order
MTS Make to Stock
N
O
OTD On-Time Delivery
P
PAB Projected Available Balance
PAC Production Activity Control
PDCA (Plan-do-check-act) Deming circle
PERT Program Evaluation and Review Technique
PLC Product Life Cycle
Q
QMS Quality Management Systems
R
RCCP Rough Cut Capacity Planning
S
SFC Shop Floor Control
SKU Stockkeeping Unit
SMED Single Minute Change of Dies
S&OP Sales and Operations Planning
SPT Shortest Processing Time
SQC Statistical Quality Control
SS Safety Stock
SWOT analysis strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
T
TCO Total cost of ownership
TOC Theory of Constraints
TPM Total Productive Maintenance
TQM Total Quality Management
U
V
VMI Vendor Managed Inventory
VOI Vendor Owned Inventory
W
WIP Work in Process/Work in Progress
X
Y
Z