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      Key stages in the manufacturing process    start learning
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      Planning, Sequencing, Scheduling, Dispatching, Loading, Monitoring   
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      Designing machines to do multiple tasks; reprogramming machine tools while they are running    start learning
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      Tailoring products to meet the needs of a large number of individual customers    start learning
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      internal technical standards, ISO 9000 family, Six Sigma    start learning
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      Production process: work in progress without stopping    start learning
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      proces ciągły 
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      Production process: groups of products of the same type move through the process    start learning
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      produkcja partiowa 
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      Production process: low volume, opportunities for customisation    start learning
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      produkcja jednostkowa 
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      Types of production process    start learning
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      continuous process, mass process, batch process, job production, project   
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      introducing materials to an operation so it can begin    start learning
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      authorising a task to begin    start learning
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      bringing together customer demand with operational issues of volume, timing, materials, etc.    start learning
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      checking progress and solving problems    start learning
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      deciding when tasks should start and finish    start learning
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      deciding which workstation will carry out which task in which order    start learning
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      when equipment (or the whole line) stops working and production is lost    start learning
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      czas przestoju 
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      time between one job / batch finishing and the next one beginning (includes time taken to prepare machinery for the new process)    start learning
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      czas zmiany 
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      time required from receiving a customer order to final delivery; it includes order processing, pre-pack time, in-transit time, receiving and inspection    start learning
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      okres realizacji zamówienia 
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      time taken for a given job / batch to pass through all the operations needed    start learning
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      extra hours that someone works, beyond their contractual obligation (and often paid at a higher rate)    start learning
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      nadgodziny 
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      time taken to prepare machinery and equipment for a new job / batch    start learning
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      time required from the initial concept for a new product to when it first goes on sale    start learning
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      czas wprowadzenia produktu (na rynek) 
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      any period of delay between one event and another (e.g. between giving an instruction and the operation beginning)    start learning
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      czas zwłoki 
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      A specific problem that causes delays to a whole process is called a...    wąskie gardło  start learning
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      A specific problem that causes delays to a whole process is called a 'bottleneck'   
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      The amount of work that can be dealt with in a particular time period is the...    start learning
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      The amount of work that can be dealt with in a particular time period is the 'throughput'   
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      Actual output divided by potential output is ... (e.g. room occupancy rates in a hotel)    start learning
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      Actual output divided by potential output is 'capacity utilisation' (e.g. room occupancy rates in a hotel)    wykorzystanie mocy produkcyjnych 
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      A product that serves its intended function, without any extra features, is described as...    start learning
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      A product that serves its intended function, without any extra features, is described as 'fit-for-purpose'    dostosowany do potrzeb, odpowiadający potrzebom 
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      If a product has good quality in relationship to its price, then it is...    start learning
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      If a product has good quality in relationship to its price, then it is 'good value-for-money'    towar wart swojej ceny 
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      The characteristic of 'always working well' is...    start learning
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      The characteristic of 'always working well' is 'reliability'   
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      The characteristic of 'lasting a long time' is...    start learning
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      The characteristic of 'lasting a long time' is durability   
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      A fault in the way something is made is a...    start learning
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      A fault in the way something is made is a 'defect'   
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      requiring a lot of finance    start learning
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      requiring a lot of manpower    start learning
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