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

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