Summary Processes and manufacture

Processes and manufacture
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Quick response manufacturing (QRM)

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product.gThegusegofgQRMgsystemsgreducesgw aitingtmes.

Electronic point of sale (EPOS)

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Just in tme (JIT)

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avoidsgc arryiingstockgofgm ateri alsg aidgcompoieits,g aidgstoriingfiishedgnoods.g

Kanbans

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autom atc allygre-orderedgfromgthegsupplier.

Sequencing

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atg agf actory,gtheygieedgtognogtogthegiidividu algworkgcellsg atgthegrinhtgtme.gThisgisgcoitrolled,g an aii,gby
thegusegofgcomputers.

Master producton schedule (MPS)

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