Listed below are several terms that relate to just - in - time, total quality management, process reengineering, automation,and theory of constraints;

Constraint

Flow line

Just - in -time

Non - value - added activities

Pull

Business process

Flexible manufacturing system

Frequent

Non - constraint

Plan - do - check- act cycle

Setup

Choose the term or terms above that most appropriately complete the following statement.

1. A production system in which units are produced and materials are purchased only as needed to meet actual customer demand is called ............................. .

2. The physical path taken by a product as it moves through the manufacturing process from receipt of raw materials to shipment of the completed good is called a ................. .

3. In just- in -time, the flow of goods is controlled by what is described as a ................. approach to manufacturing.

4. The activities involves in getting equipment ready to produce a different product are called a ................... .

5. To successfully operate a JIT system, a company must learn to rely on a few suppliers who are willing to make .................... deliveries.

6. The .................. is any series of steps that are followed in order to carry out some task in a business.

7. A ................ is any series of steps that are followed in order to carry out some task in a business.

8. In process reengineering two objectives are to simplify and to eliminate ................ .

9. When the cells on a product flow line are linked together with an automated materials handing system and the flows between cells are controlled by a central computer, a ......................... is in operation.

10. The theory of constraints suggests that improvement efforts should be focused on company's .......................... .

11. Increasing the rate of output of a ....................... as the result of an improvement effort is unlikely to have much effect on profits.