General Terms
The manufacturing and production of standardized products in large quantities resulting in lower costs and faster speeds.
What is Mass Production?
An American inventor credited for the invention of the cotton gin and contributor to the Industrial Revolution.
Who is Eli Whitney?
The period between 1760 and 1840, characterized by a transition of manufacturing processes and the development of production strategy. Included inventions such as the steam engine, telegraph, electric motors, and internal combustion engines.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
A mission statement or formal summary of goals and values of a company.
What is Corporate Strategy?
International environmental management standards that specify policy, determine environmental impact and objectives, and enforce corrective action.
What is ISO 9000?
The management of the entire production process of a good or service from supply of raw materials to distribution of final product to customers.
What is Supply Chain Management?
An American automobile manufacturer who created the Ford Model T in 1908.
Who is Henry Ford?
The product credited with the first successful assembly line production, influencing the manufacturing world forever.
What is the invention of the Ford Model T?
A production method focused on waste elimination. Commonly used in operational strategy to reduce inefficiency.
What is LEAN Production
Quality management and assurance standards that help businesses maintain efficient quality systems.
What is ISO 14000?
The winning attributes of a good or service that influence customers purchasing decisions.
What is an Order Winner?
An English Industrialist born in 1728 who pioneered the manufacturing of cast iron and associated goods.
Who is John Wilkinson?
A product invented by John Atanasoff that introduced a greater usage of technology and software to operations management.
What is the invention of the Digital Computer?
A method of quality control developed by Bill Smith for Motorola Inc. in 1986, comprising of five data-driven stages, and focused on reducing manufacturing defects.
What is Six Sigma?
An operational process approach that views the company as independent from environmental influences.
What is a Closed System?
The concept of companies needing to be committed to social, environmental, and financial sustainability.
What is Triple Bottom Line?
The author of "The Wealth of Nations" and advocate for division of labor and standardization of parts.
Who is Adam Smith?
A global event lasting from 1939-1945 that indirectly led to an advancement in operations management by increasing manufacturing and production demand of supplies.
What is World War II?
The 5 decision categories of operations.
What are process, quality, capacity, inventory, and supply chain?
The value of a company determined by dividing the inputs from the outputs.
What is Productivity?
Manufacturing of products by hand. Often results in slower speed and high costs—the first major period in operation management history.
What is Craft Production?
The inventor of the Flying Shuttle, which allowed cloth to be woven wider and faster, and impacted the industrial revolution.
Who is James Kay?
A system created to analyze labor production processes and set a time standard for tasks to increase efficiency.
What is the introduction of Method Time Measurement?
A business that revolutionized the food industry by creating a faster production flow and limiting options to focus on speed and low cost.
What is McDonalds?
A company focused on flexibility and using customer input to improve its operations strategy. Known for its innovation in supply chain management and customer specifications.
What is Dell Computer Corporation?