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Toppenish High School -PLTW CIM Lesson 1.1 History of Manufacturing

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Automated Guidance Vehicle (AGV)   A computer-controlled system that uses pallets and other interface equipment to transport work pieces to NC machine tools and other equipment in a flexible manufacturing system  
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Automated Storage/Retrieval System (ASRS)   A system that moves material either vertically or horizontally between a storage compartment and a transfer station or within a process.  
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Automation   The use of technology to ease human labor or extend the mental or physical capabilities of humans.  
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Computer Aided Design (CAD)   The use of computers in converting the initial idea for a product into a detailed engineering design.  
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Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)   The use of computers in converting engineering designs into finished products.  
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Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)   A company-wide management philosophy for planning, integration, and implementation of automation.  
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Dependent Variable   A variable whose value depends on the value of another variable.  
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Independent Variable   The controlling factor between variables, on which the value of the other variable depends.  
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Just in Time (JIT)   A system that eliminates work-in-process (WIP) inventory by scheduling arrival of parts and assemblies for an operation at the time they are needed and not before.  
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Kaizen   Continuous improvement that involves all participants.  
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Lean Manufacturing   The systematic elimination of waste.  
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Manufacturing   A series of interrelated activities and operations that involve product design and the planning, producing, materials control, quality assurance, management, and marketing of that product.  
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Robotics   The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application.  
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Six SIGMA   Six Sigma at many organizations is a measure of quality that strives for near perfection. To achieve Six Sigma, a process must not produce more than 3.4 defects per million opportunities.  
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Variable   A quantity that can assume any of a set of values.  
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