Industry

Manufacturing methods; Batch production, Continuous production, Job production Batch production is a manufacturing process used to produce or process any product in batches, as opposed to a continuous production process, or a one-off production. ... Continuous production is a method used to produce or process any product without interruption. ... Job implementation into the final specific job. ...

Improvement methods; LM, TPM, QRM, TOC, Six Sigma, RCM Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. ... Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a concept for maintaining plants and equipment. ... Theory of Constraints (TOC) is an overall management philosophy that aims to continually achieve more of the goal of a system. ... The often-used six sigma symbol. ... Reliability-Centered Maintenance, often known as RCM, is an industrial improvement approach focused on identifying and establishing the operational, maintenance, and capital improvement policies that will manage the risks of equipment failure most effectively. ...

Information & communication; ISA-88, ISA-95, ERP, SAP, IEC 62264, B2MML Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems attempt to integrate several data sources and processes of an organization into a unified system. ... SAP R/3 is the former name of the main enterprise resource planning software produced by SAP AG. Its new name is SAP ERP. // The first version of SAPs flagship enterprise software was a financial Accounting system named R/1. ... B2MML or Business To Manufacturing Markup Language is an XML implementation of the ANSI/ISA 95 family of standards (ISA-95), known internationally as IEC/ISO 62264. ...

Process control; PLC, DCS PLC & input/output arrangements A programmable logic controller (PLC), or programmable controller is a digital computer used for automation of industrial processes, such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines. ... A distributed control system (DCS) refers to a control system usually of a manufacturing system, process or any kind of dynamic system, in which the controller elements are not central in location (like the brain) but are distributed throughout the system with each component sub-system controlled by one or...