Warehouse

The planning and coordination of the physical movement aspects of a firm's operations such that a flow of raw materials, parts, and finished goods is achieved in a manner that minimizes total costs for the levels of service desired.

A predetermined course of action over a specified period of time that represents a projected response to an anticipated environment to accomplish a specific set of adaptive objectives.

Work beyond normal established working hours that usually require that a premium be paid to the workers.

The manufacturing activity of identifying and maintaining an orderly environment for preventing errors and contamination in the manufacturing process.

This measures how well something is performing relative to expectations; it does not measure output relative to any input.