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  1. What is Delphi Method?
    The organizations use this method to get different results for forecasting process. in this the multiple ...
  2. What is Time Series?
    Statistical technique used by the organization to deals with the trend analysis or time series data. ...
  3. What is Naive Approach?
    Organizations use different techniques to forecast and one of them is naive approach. in this approach ...
  4. What is Moving Averages?
    This indicator is used to gauge the current trend direction. to find the moving average the ...
  5. What is Exponential Smoothing?
    Changes occur in the data when the firms ignore the fluctuations that are not relevant to ...
  6. What is Smoothing Constant?
    The variable used in the time series technique to determine how the historical data related to ...
  7. What is Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)?
    This tells the organizations about the variation in the data and it is the calculation of ...
  8. What is Mean Squared Error (MSE)?
    It is the measuring of average of squares of the errors. mse is most of the ...
  9. What is Mean Absolute Percent Error (MAPE)?
    Organizations use this to measure the predicted accuracy of a forecasting technique in statistics such as ...
  10. What is Trend projection?
    This method is used for forecasting in businesses that are concerned with the movement of variables ...
  11. What is Seasonal variations?
    There is the change in profits, inventory, sales are caused by the seasonality. organizations forecast for ...
  12. What is Cycles?
    The term used in supply chain process because the whole process is divided into series of ...
  13. What is Linear-regression analysis?
    The study of relationship of additive, linear between different variables and used in almost all statistical ...
  14. What is Standard error of the estimate?
    Standard error of the estimate is used to measure the variation of observation that is made ...
  15. What is Coefficient of correlation?
    When the value of one variable changes, the direction of other variable tends to change and ...
  16. What is Coefficient of determination?
    In statistical analysis the coefficient of correlation is used to measure how well the model explains ...
  17. What is Multiple regression?
    The main purpose of the multiple regression to identify the relationship between the variables such as ...
  18. What is Tracking signal?
    Organizations use tracking signal to monitor the forecasted activities that are made in comparison with the ...
  19. What is Bias?
    The bias forecasting occurs when the organizations face problems and observe a huge difference between the ...
  20. What is Adaptive smoothing?
    It is the statistical forecasting method used by organizations to take seasonal changes into account with ...
  21. What is Focus forecasting?
    It negates the statistical method of forecasting and tells that organizations should focus on the past ...
  22. What is Product decision?
    Product decisions are considered as the crucial and very difficult because products are the epitome of ...
  23. What is Product-by-value analysis?
    Organizations use this approach to analyse the product value by understanding the main constitutes of it. ...
  24. What is Quality function deployment (QFD)?
    With the increase customer awareness, they tried to choose those products which give them value or ...
  25. What is House of quality?
    In quality function deployment the house of quality is the first matrix. it is the process ...
  26. What is Product development teams?
    Whenever the firm decided to make or develop new product they make a team. these teams ...
  27. What is Concurrent engineering?
    Firms use this strategy for long term benefits. the initial implementation of this strategy is quite ...
  28. What is Manufacturability and value engineering?
    Firms use this method to add value in their products and services with the help of ...
  29. What is Robust design?
    It is the concept of dr. genichi taguchi and he explains it as the reduction in ...
  30. What is Modular design?
    That organization used this approach are subdivided the systems into different small modules that perform or ...
  31. What is Computer-aided design (CAD)?
    Organizations use workstations to for the design creation, analysis, modification or optimization. this software's increases the ...
  32. What is Design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA)?
    This methodology is used for concurrent engineering that provide guidance to the team in making simple ...
  33. What is Standard for the exchange of product data (STEP)?
    It is the international product data standard that is providing to the firms which are dealing ...
  34. What is Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)?
    Firms use this technology to reduce the waste and it also enhances the energy for manufacturing ...
  35. What is 3-D printing?
    It is the process of forming digital file by using three dimensional solid objects. the 3-d ...
  36. What is Virtual reality?
    To create simulated environment organizations use computer technology known as virtual reality. these include the oculus ...
  37. What is Value analysis?
    Organizations used this approach to identify the unnecessary costs that are associated with the products, components, ...
  38. What is Time-based competition?
    Firms that use their resources by making better use of time in the changing market and ...
  39. What is Joint ventures?
    Those firms move towards the joint ventures when their end goals are same and they agree ...
  40. What is Alliances?
    Organizations make alliances with each other because they have same interests and due to this they ...
  41. What is Engineering drawing?
    This technique is mainly used by those organizations that are involved in the manufacturing of products ...
  42. What is Bill of material (BOM)?
    Businesses use this to list down the complete items that are required for the manufacturing of ...
  43. What is Make-or-buy decision?
    Due to increase globalization firms always tried to get product or material at very cheap rate. ...
  44. What is Group technology?
    This technology is mostly used by the manufacturing industries and those who are involved in the ...
  45. What is Assembly drawing?
    These drawings are made for those products that have more than one component. so this helps ...
  46. What is Assembly chart?
    It is similar to assembly diagram in such a way it tells the sequence of product ...
  47. What is Route sheet?
    Organizations use this route sheet to determine the exact location facility of the different processes of ...
  48. What is Work order?
    When the organization wants to buy any product from supplier it makes a contract with him. ...
  49. What is Engineering change notice (ECN)?
    When the manufacturing organization wants to change the specification of their product they give a notice ...
  50. What is Configuration management?
    It is a engineering systems process used for developing and balancing the consistency for the performance ...
  51. What is Product life-cycle management (PLM)?
    In manufacturing industries plm is used to manage the entire product entire lifecycle including their design, ...
  52. What is Process Chain Network (PCN) Analysis?
    Their main focus is the processes designed strategically to establish interaction between the organization and the ...
  53. What is Process chain?
    Process chain provides monitoring features and graphical scheduling of activities in order to help in visualization, ...
  54. What is Corporate social responsibility (CSR)?
    Business tactic used by the organizations which contributes in sustainable development by giving social, economic and ...
  55. What is Shared value?
    Management strategy adopted by the organizations and their main focus is to create measureable value to ...
  56. What is Sustainability?
    It encourages organizations to make decisions in years instead of quarter earnings report by considering factors ...
  57. What is Carbon footprint?
    The sum of all emissions of carbon dioxide that are induced by the activities in a ...
  58. What is Economic sustainability?
    Organizations use their assets efficiently and continuously allow them to function profitability with the passage of ...
  59. What is Life cycle assessment?
    Lca is the analysis of manufacturing systems that provide comprehensive analysis of all up and down ...
  60. What is Closed-loop supply chains?
    Firms combined the forwards logistics with reverse logistics that means if the product faces any defect ...