Apics CPIM Section A
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - answer Paperless (electronic) exchange
documents, such as purchase orders, shipment authorizations, advanced shipment
notices, and invoices, using standardized formats
Lean production - answer A philosophy of production that emphasizes the minimization
of the amount of all the resources (including time) used in the various activities of the
enterprise. It involves identifying and eliminating non-value-adding activities in design,
production, supply chain management, and dealing with customers.
U-lines - answer Production lines shaped like the letter "U." The shape allows workers
to easily perform several non-sequential tasks without much walk time. The number of
workstations in a u-line is usually determined by line balancing.
MURI - answer A Japanese word meaning strain or overburden.
Materials Management - answerGrouping of management functions supporting the
complete cycle of material flow from the purchase and internal control of production
materials to the planning and control of work in process to the warehousing, shipping,
distribution of the finished product.
Postponement - answerA product design or supply chain strategy that deliberately
delays final differentiation (assembly, production, packaging, tagging, etc.) until the
latest possible time in the process.
Genchi Genbutsu - answerA Japanese phrase meaning to visit the shop floor to
observe what is occurring.
Make to Order - answerA production environment where a good or service can be made
after receipt of a customers order. The final product is usually a combination of standard
items, and items custom-designed to meet the special needs of the customer.
Participative design/engineering - answerA concept that refers to the simultaneous
participation of all the functional areas of the firm in the product design activity.
Suppliers and customers are often also included.
Order Winners - answerThose competitive characteristics that cause a firms customers
to choose that firms goods and services over those of its competitors.
Purchasing Lead Time - answerTotal lead time required to obtain a purchased item.
Included here are order preparation and release time; supplier lead time; transportation
time; and receiving, inspection, and put-away time.
, Component - answerThe raw material, part, or sub-assembly that goes into a higher-
level assembly, compound, or other item. May also include packaging materials for
finished items.
Delivery Lead Time - answerThe time from the receipt of a customer order to the
delivery of the product.
Gantt Chart - answerThe earliest and best-known type of planning and control chart,
especially designed to show graphically the relationship between planned performance
and actual performance over time.
Closed-loop MRP - answerA system built around material requirements planning that
includes the additional planning processes of production planning (sales and operations
planning), master production scheduling, and capacity requirements planning. Once this
planning phase is complete and the plans have been accepted as realistic and
attainable, the execution processes come into play. These processes include the
manufacturing control processes of input-output (capacity) measurement, detailed
scheduling and dispatching, as well as anticipated delay reports from both the plant and
suppliers, supplier scheduling, and so on. The term closed loop implies not only that
each of these processes is included in the overall system, but also that feedback is
provided by the execution processes so that the planning can be kept valid at all times.
Cellular Manufacturing - answerA manufacturing process that produces families of parts
within a single line or cell of machines controlled by operators who work only within the
line or cell.
supply chain - answerThe global network used to deliver products and services from
raw materials to end customers through an engineered flow of information, physical
distribution, and cash.
Discrete Manufacturing - answerThe production of distinct items such as automobiles,
appliances, or computers.
downstream - answerUsed as a relative reference within a firm or supply chain to
indicate moving in the direction of the end customer.
Service - answerSometimes used to describe those activities that support the
production or distribution in any organization, such as customer service and field
service.
Production Line - answerA series of pieces of equipment dedicated to the manufacture
of a specific number of products or families.
Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) - answerTechniques that deal with analysis
and planning of logistics and manufacturing during short, intermediate, and long-term
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) - answer Paperless (electronic) exchange
documents, such as purchase orders, shipment authorizations, advanced shipment
notices, and invoices, using standardized formats
Lean production - answer A philosophy of production that emphasizes the minimization
of the amount of all the resources (including time) used in the various activities of the
enterprise. It involves identifying and eliminating non-value-adding activities in design,
production, supply chain management, and dealing with customers.
U-lines - answer Production lines shaped like the letter "U." The shape allows workers
to easily perform several non-sequential tasks without much walk time. The number of
workstations in a u-line is usually determined by line balancing.
MURI - answer A Japanese word meaning strain or overburden.
Materials Management - answerGrouping of management functions supporting the
complete cycle of material flow from the purchase and internal control of production
materials to the planning and control of work in process to the warehousing, shipping,
distribution of the finished product.
Postponement - answerA product design or supply chain strategy that deliberately
delays final differentiation (assembly, production, packaging, tagging, etc.) until the
latest possible time in the process.
Genchi Genbutsu - answerA Japanese phrase meaning to visit the shop floor to
observe what is occurring.
Make to Order - answerA production environment where a good or service can be made
after receipt of a customers order. The final product is usually a combination of standard
items, and items custom-designed to meet the special needs of the customer.
Participative design/engineering - answerA concept that refers to the simultaneous
participation of all the functional areas of the firm in the product design activity.
Suppliers and customers are often also included.
Order Winners - answerThose competitive characteristics that cause a firms customers
to choose that firms goods and services over those of its competitors.
Purchasing Lead Time - answerTotal lead time required to obtain a purchased item.
Included here are order preparation and release time; supplier lead time; transportation
time; and receiving, inspection, and put-away time.
, Component - answerThe raw material, part, or sub-assembly that goes into a higher-
level assembly, compound, or other item. May also include packaging materials for
finished items.
Delivery Lead Time - answerThe time from the receipt of a customer order to the
delivery of the product.
Gantt Chart - answerThe earliest and best-known type of planning and control chart,
especially designed to show graphically the relationship between planned performance
and actual performance over time.
Closed-loop MRP - answerA system built around material requirements planning that
includes the additional planning processes of production planning (sales and operations
planning), master production scheduling, and capacity requirements planning. Once this
planning phase is complete and the plans have been accepted as realistic and
attainable, the execution processes come into play. These processes include the
manufacturing control processes of input-output (capacity) measurement, detailed
scheduling and dispatching, as well as anticipated delay reports from both the plant and
suppliers, supplier scheduling, and so on. The term closed loop implies not only that
each of these processes is included in the overall system, but also that feedback is
provided by the execution processes so that the planning can be kept valid at all times.
Cellular Manufacturing - answerA manufacturing process that produces families of parts
within a single line or cell of machines controlled by operators who work only within the
line or cell.
supply chain - answerThe global network used to deliver products and services from
raw materials to end customers through an engineered flow of information, physical
distribution, and cash.
Discrete Manufacturing - answerThe production of distinct items such as automobiles,
appliances, or computers.
downstream - answerUsed as a relative reference within a firm or supply chain to
indicate moving in the direction of the end customer.
Service - answerSometimes used to describe those activities that support the
production or distribution in any organization, such as customer service and field
service.
Production Line - answerA series of pieces of equipment dedicated to the manufacture
of a specific number of products or families.
Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) - answerTechniques that deal with analysis
and planning of logistics and manufacturing during short, intermediate, and long-term
