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🏭Intro to Industrial Engineering
Key Terms

416 essential vocabulary terms and definitions to know for your Intro to Industrial Engineering exam

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5 Whys
5S Methodology

A

A3 problem-solving
A3 problem-solving method
ABC Analysis
Acceptance Number
Acceptance Quality Level
Activity scanning approach
Activity sequencing
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced planning and scheduling
After-tax cash flows
Agent-based modeling
Agent-based simulation
Agile methodologies
Agile supply chain
Aisle width
ANSI Standards
Antithetic Variates
Appointment scheduling
ARIMA Model
Arrival Rates

B

Bayesian Analysis
Blending problems
Blocking Probability
Bloodborne pathogens
Bottleneck Analysis
Bounded rationality
Branch and Bound
Break-even analysis
Buffer sizes
Build-to-order
Building Information Modeling
Bulk Arrival Model
Bulk materials
Bulk service model

C

Capacity bottleneck
Capacity Cushion
Capacity ratio
Capacity Requirements Planning
Capacity utilization
Cartesian Robot
Causal Loop Diagrams
Cellular Manufacturing
Centralized Distribution
Cloud computing
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Computer-aided design software
Computer-aided engineering
Computer-aided manufacturing
Computerized relative allocation of facilities technique
Configuration Management Systems
Configure-to-order
Constraint Programming
Contextual Inquiry
Contingency reserves
Corner point theorem
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Cost Breakdown Structure
Cost Function
Cost of poor quality
Cp
Critical Chain Method
Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
Critical Path Analysis
Critical Path Method
Critical Ratio
Critical to Quality
Cross-border logistics
Cross-dock
Cross-docking
Cross-training
Cross-validation
Cumulative Trauma Disorders
Current State Map