MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS GLOSSARY
The terms behind the manufacturing software decision.
Short definitions, manufacturing context, and one practical question to take into an evaluation.
Enterprise resource planning
ERP is business software that coordinates shared records such as orders, purchasing, inventory, production, costing, and finance.
Read the definition →MESManufacturing execution system
MES is software used to coordinate, record, and monitor production activity close to the shop floor.
Read the definition →MRPMaterial requirements planning
MRP is a time-phased calculation that uses demand, bills of material, inventory, open supply, and lead-time assumptions to suggest what to make or buy and when.
Read the definition →MRP IIManufacturing resource planning
MRP II extends material planning into a broader planning loop that considers production resources, capacity, schedules, and business feedback.
Read the definition →QMSQuality management system
QMS can refer to an organization’s quality system or to software supporting controlled documents, inspections, nonconformance, corrective work, and quality evidence.
Read the definition →CMMSComputerized maintenance management system
CMMS is software for managing assets, preventive and corrective work, technicians, parts, schedules, and maintenance history.
Read the definition →APSAdvanced planning and scheduling
APS is software that models material and resource constraints to produce or evaluate production plans and schedules.
Read the definition →Finite-capacity schedulingFinite-capacity production scheduling
Finite-capacity scheduling places work within the available time of constrained resources instead of assuming unlimited capacity.
Read the definition →First-pass yieldFirst-pass yield (FPY)
First-pass yield is the share of units or work that meet the defined acceptance condition without rework, repair, retest, or another pass through the process.
Read the definition →OEEOverall equipment effectiveness
OEE is a composite manufacturing measure commonly expressed through availability, performance, and quality factors.
Read the definition →CUIControlled unclassified information
CUI is information the U.S. government creates or possesses, or that an entity creates or possesses for the government, that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls under applicable law, regulation, or government-wide policy.
Read the definition →AS9100Aerospace quality management standard
AS9100 is an aerospace-sector quality management standard used by organizations across aviation, space, and defense supply chains.
Read the definition →PPAPProduction part approval process
PPAP is a structured automotive supply-chain process for demonstrating that production requirements are understood and that the process can repeatedly produce conforming parts.
Read the definition →TraceabilityManufacturing traceability
Traceability is the ability to follow the identity, history, use, location, or relationship of a material, part, batch, serial, process, record, or decision.
Read the definition →Your next step
Turn the vocabulary into a workflow.
Bring one representative job and use the glossary to assign records, decisions, and system boundaries.