Index

Numbers

3D printing, 104-105

5S, 54-55

7-Eleven, 100

A

ABC analysis, 24

ABC inventory classification, 23-24

aggregate plans, 9, 30

AGV (automated guided vehicle), 101

AS/RS (automated storage and retrieval systems), 101

assemble-to-order, 75, 77-79

assignable variation, 45

assigning tasks to workstations, 74

automated guided vehicle (AGV), 101

automated material handling, 101

automation, 100-101

average number of jobs in the system, 41

B

balanced scorecards, 154

benefits of, 158

elements of, 155

newer versions, 156-157

original design, 154-156

balancing, supply and demand, 14

barriers, nontariff barriers, global operations, 132-133

batch processes, 67

benefits of

balanced scorecards, 158

ERP (enterprise resource planning), 89-90

global ...

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