Engineering Jargon
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CIM-COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING
CAM-COMPTUER AIDED MANUFACTURING
CADD-COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING & DESIGN
AGV-AUTOMATED GUIDANCE VEHICLE
SPC-STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL
FMS-FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM
SAE-SOCIETY of AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
JIT-JUST IN TIME
MAN-MATERIAL AS NEEDED
AI-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AMT-ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES
CAE-COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING
CNC-COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL
TQM-TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
QFD-QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT
PDS-PRODUCT DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
TRIZ-THEORY of INVENTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
DFM-DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING
ERP-ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
MRP I-MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING
MRP II-MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING
MPS-MASTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
RCRP-ROUGH CUT RESOURCE PLANNING
ANSI-AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
SME-SOCIETY of MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS
PDM-PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT
CM-CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
EDM-ENGINEERING DATA MANAGEMENT
PIM-PRODUCT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
TDM-TECHNICAL DATA MANAGEMENT
TIM-TECHNICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
TPM-TOTAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
ASRS-AUTOMATIC STORAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
MPP-MANUFACTURING PLANNING PROCESS
BRP-BUSINESS REQUIREMENT PLANNING