These are some of the terms with which we can find in the semester.
Batch
Noun
A quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.
Example: The company receives a batch of raw material
es: Lote
Capacity
Noun
Capacity refers to the resources or attitudes that an individual, entity or institution has to carry out a certain task or task.
Example: A worker has the ability to operate 3 machines at the same time
es: Capacidad
Cell
Noun
Organizational unit designed to complete the manufacture of a specific 'family' of components or assemblies and equipped with all the necessary production facilities for this.
Example: A manufacturing cell is two or more processes that add value, united in an optimal way, whose objective is to manufacture one or more units of the same product in a short term, so that they can easily be adapted or changed to produce another similar product.
es: Celda
Component
Adjective
A part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle.
Example: Axes are an important component in the free-body diagram
es: Componente
Computer simulation
Noun
Computer simulation, the use of a computer to represent the dynamic responses of one system by the behaviour of another system modeled after it.
Example: Computer simulation 3.1 The graphs above represent the characteristics of the first order plus time-out process using a proportional only discrete controller.
es: Simulación por ordenador
Control
Noun
Examination or careful observation that serves to make a check
Example: To improve performance in the factory, an activity control is carried out every week
es: Control
Develop
Verb
Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.
Example: I am going to develop a new product to improve the performance of tires on vehicles
es: Desarrollar
Efficiency
Noun
The ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total energy expended or heat taken in.
Example: While one operator's machine is running, the operator can run another machine. This is the efficiency
es: Eficiencia
Evaluation
Noun
The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.
Example: The supervisor performs an evaluation, this to confirm that we are following the indicated processes
es: Evaluación
Fixed assets
Noun
Assets which are purchased for long-term use and are not likely to be converted quickly into cash, such as land, buildings, and equipment.
Example: Fixed Assets are the properties, assets or rights that represent a capital investment. Example: machinery, equipment, buildings and land, transportation equipment, furniture, concessions, rights and shares of affiliated companies, etc.
es: Activos fijos
Inventory buffer
Noun
Buffer inventory (also known as safety stock, supply chain safety net, or contingency stock) refers to a surplus of inventory that is stored in a warehouse in case of an emergency, supply chain failure, transportation delays, or an unexpected surge in demand.
Example: Items are kept in a specific storage system or directly on the floor (block storage) for a specified time until they are needed.
es: Búfer de inventario
Manufacturing
Noun
The making of articles on a large scale using machinery; industrial production.
Example: The manufacturing process is the one that is based on the manufacture of products from other materials.
es: Manufacturar
Means
Noun
An action or system by which a result is brought about; a method.
Example: Having heavy machinery is a means of constructing buildings
es: Recursos / medio
Optimize
Verb
Make the best or most effective use of (a situation, opportunity
Example: This new vehicle better optimize fuel
es: Optimizar
Pareto analysis
Noun
Pareto Analysis is a simple decision-making technique that can help you to assess and prioritize different problems or tasks by comparing the benefit that solving each one will provide.
Example: This diagram is based on the principle of the same name, which states that 20% of the causes generate 80% of the effects or results. For example, of all the problems of a given company, 20% of them generate 80% of cost overruns.
es: Análisis de Pareto
Partnerships
Noun
The state of being a partner or partners.
Example: Improve partnerships allow companies to plan beyond the short term, which allows them to understand each other's needs better and to align themselves in a more coordinated manner.(Harrison and Hoek,2002)
es: Asociaciones
Personnel assignment
Noun
Personnel assignment (PA) involves the assignment or assignment of human operators to previously scheduled tasks, given a set of qualified individuals or teams.
Example: Correct personnel assignment to a 60% increase in production
es: Asignación de personal
Production
Noun
The action of making or manufacturing from components or raw materials, or the process of being so manufactured.
Example: This factory has the largest clothing production in all of Mexico
es: Producción
Quality control
Noun
A system of maintaining standards in manufactured products by testing a sample of the output against the specification.
Example: One of the most important factors to prioritize the quality, hygiene and durability of the product in a company is Quality Control.
es: Control de Calidad
Resource allocation and scheduling
Noun
Resource allocation is the process of assigning and scheduling available resources in the most effective and economical way possible.
Example: Planning where resources are allocated can reduce wasted resources.
es: Asignación y programación de recursos
Statistics
Noun
The practice or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of inferring proportions in a whole from those in a representative sample.
Example: Statistics made on covid vaccines say they prevent hospitalizations by up to 90%
es: Estadística
Strategy
Noun
A plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
Example: We are going to have advertising on social networks, this as a strategy
es: Estrategia
To plan
Verb
A detailed proposal to do or achieve something
Example: We have to plan what we are going to do next month, in order to be prepared.
es: Planificar
Warehouse in transit
Noun
An intermediate location between a "from" warehouse and a "to" warehouse for warehouse transfers.
Example: Items in a transit warehouse are in the process of being transferred to a different warehouse (transfer order) and therefore cannot be picked for other orders during transportation.
es: Almacén en transito
Workplaces
Noun
A place where people work, such as an office or factory.
