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5-S
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5-S Workplace Organization: A tool in the Toyota Production System to create and maintain workplace organization. Where the five “S’s” stand for Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain.
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7-Wastes
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Anything other than the minimum amount of equipment, materials, parts, space and worker’s time, which are absolutely essential to add value to the product. (See Waste, or TOM D WIP)
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ADI
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Aerospace Defense Initiative
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| AFE |
Association for Facilities Engineering
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| AME |
Association for Manufacturing Excellence |
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API
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Application Programming Interface
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APICS - The Association for Operations Management is the global leader and premier source of the body of knowledge in operations management, including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management, purchasing, and logistics.
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The Recovery Act has three immediate goals:
- Create new jobs as well as save existing ones
- Spur economic activity and invest in long-term economic growth
- Foster unprecedented levels of accountability and transparency in government spending
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| ASME |
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ASQ |
American Society for Quality |
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BOK
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Body Of Knowledge
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BOL
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Bill Of Lading
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BOM
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Bill Of Materials
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Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) is an innovative program that is helping commercial, industrial and multi-family property owners access affordable, long-term financing for smart energy upgrades to their buildings. |
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CAD
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Computer Aided Design
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CAM
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Computer Aided Manufacturing
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The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation that serves as a unique economic development center of excellence for the region, state and nation.
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Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund: Created to address Connecticut’s increasing energy needs—and rising costs—the CEEF is an initiative to help homeowners and renters, small and large businesses, and state and local governments alike get in the habit of using energy more efficiently.
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Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority |
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CEO
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Chief Executive Officer
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CI
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Continuous Improvement
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CIRM
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APICS certification; Certified in Integrated Resource Management, which is a comprehensive educational program that emphasizes effective interaction with cross-functional departments for more strategic decision making, enhanced collaboration, and improved productivity.
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CPIM
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APICS certification; Certified in Production and Inventory Management.
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CSV
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Comma Separated Value
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Connecticut Works is a unique collaboration of state, regional, and local organizations addressing the workforce development needs of the state - both our residents who are seeking jobs and the businesses who want to employ them.
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DB
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Data Base
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DBMS
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Database Management System.
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DOL
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Department Of Labor
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EBIT
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Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
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EBITDA
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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.
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The Environmental Council of the States
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EH&S
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Environmental Health & Safety
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EIS
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Executive Information System employers to train currently employed workers in an effort to keep businesses and workers competitive
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| EANE |
Employers Association of the NorthEast
With more than a century devoted to creating successful workplaces, EANE offers members access to a powerful network of experienced HR professionals ... providing talent, training and tools to retain, develop and engage employees.
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ERP
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Enterprise Resource Planning is business management software—typically a suite of integrated applications—that a company can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities.
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ERP
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Education Requirements Plan
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FTP
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File Transfer Protocol
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FTT
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First Time Through with no rework
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GUI
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Graphical User Interface
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HIPAA
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rule is the first comprehensive Federal protection for the privacy of personal health information.
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ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards.
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IWT
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Incumbent Worker Training is the solution for employers who want to retain good employees, grow their businesses and modernize to compete on a global scale. Funding assistance provided via WIA.
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JIT
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Acronym for “Just In Time”; techniques implemented to reduce inventory by replenishing said inventory only when needed, not early or late.
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Kanban
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Japanese term meaning “billboard”; a system that uses cards to signal the need for an item; a method of JIT production that uses standard containers or lot sizes with a single card attached to each.
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| MAC |
Manufacturing Alliance of Connecticut
MAC has members from many manufacturing disciplines and from locations across Connecticut. Our smallest member has three employees and our largest, more than ten thousand. MAC’s primary focus is on the needs of small to mid-size companies, but not to the exclusion of larger manufacturers. Our bylaws guarantee that our board will always be controlled by active manufacturing leaders. |
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MBTI
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Myers Briggs Type Indicator.
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MRP
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Abbreviation for “Materials Requirements Planning”; a production planning and inventory control system used to ensure that materials are available and to maintain low levels of inventory; also used to plan manufacturing activities, delivery schedules, and purchasing.
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MTO
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Make To Order
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MTS
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Make To Stock
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Muda
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Japanese term for waste; refers to an activity that is wasteful and does not add value.
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NVA
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Non-Value Added. An operation or activity that takes time and resources but does not add value to the product or service provided to the customer.
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ODBC
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Open DataBase Connectivity
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OEE
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Overall Equipment Efficiency
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OEM
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Original Equipment Manufacturer
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OLAP
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On-Line Analytical Processing
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OLE
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Object Linking and Embedding
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OTC
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Order To Cash; that portion of SAP software that covers customer service from order taking to accounts receivable. Includes order management, logistics, inventory control, invoicing, and credit management.
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OTD
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On-Time Delivery
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P&IC
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Production & Inventory Control
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PDCA
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Plan Do Check Act.
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POUS
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Point Of Use Storage
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PPE
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Process Reengineering for Increased Manufacturing Efficiency; an audit program offered by Connecticut Utilities (Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating) that provides qualified companies with funding for up to four Lean projects
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PTP
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Procurement to Payment; that portion of SAP software dealing with purchasing. Includes all procurement functions (P.O.s, Scheduling Agreements, Requisitions, sub-contracting, VMI, etc.), and accounts payable.
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RDBMS
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Relational DataBase Management System
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RTR
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Record To Report; that portion of SAP software covering financials. Overlaps with OTC, PTP, Manufacturing, etc.
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SAP
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SAP ("System Analysis and Program development") is a multinational software development and consulting corporation, which provides enterprise software applications and support to businesses of all sizes globally.
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Sarbanes-Oxley
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Legislation passed in 2002 that established mandatory changes to the regulation of financial practices for all public accounting firms and public company boards and management.
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SEA
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Supplier Excellence Alliance
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Shingo
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Shigeo Shingo, a pioneer in the Japanese JIT philosophy; he is known as one of the world’s leading experts on improving manufacturing practices.
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Named for Shigeo Shingo; a prize created to promote the awareness of Lean manufacturing processes; awarded to companies that attain world-class manufacturing status.
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SKU
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Stock Keeping Unit
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| SME |
Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
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SMED
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Single Minute Exchange of Dies
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| SMRP |
Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals |
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Spaghetti Chart
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Diagram depicting the physical flow of products, people, or information
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SQL
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Structured Query Language
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Trade Adjustment Assistance; a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce that provides financial assistance to manufacturers affected by import competition through a process.
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TOC
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Theory Of Constraints
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TOM D WIP
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An acronym for the 7-Wastes in the Toyota Production System. Transportation, Over-production, Motion, Defects, Waiting, Inventory, & Processing
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TPM
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Total Productive Maintenance
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TPS
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Toyota Production System
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VA
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Value Added. Time during which an action or process changes the size, shape, form, fit or function of a product or service.
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Value Stream
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The process of creating goods and services and delivering them to a customer. The stream can be looked at from end-to-end or just that part controlled by the entity.
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VBA
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Visual Basic Applications
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Waste
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Anything other than the minimum amount of equipment, materials, parts, space and worker’s time, which are absolutely essential to add value to the product or service offering.
(See 7-Wastes, or TOM D WIP)
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Workforce Investment Act; a federal program designed to meet the training needs of the nation’s businesses and job seekers, as well as those wanting to further their careers.
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WIP
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Work In Process
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