Issue
Something in dispute or to be decided. An immediate problem requiring resolution. An issue is a major problem that will impede the progress of the project and cannot be resolved by the project manager...
View ArticleJob Shop
ContentsOther Definitions A business that produces on an order-by-order basis to meet customers’ specifications. A job shop generally secures work through a bidding process, and thus they tend to be...
View ArticleJob Shop Lean
Job Shop Lean describes a “flavor” or application of or what’s known as the Toyota Production System (TPS) that is more suitable and applicable for low-variety high-volume (LVHV) production systems...
View ArticleJonah
In the Theory of Constraints methodology a ”Jonah” is a consultant that employs a systematic and logical process that is a practical blend of the scientific method and the Socratic technique to...
View ArticleJust In Time Production (JIT)
A production system to make what the customer needs when the customer needs it in the quantity the customer needs, using minimal resources of manpower, material, and machinery. The three elements to...
View ArticleKanban
ContentsOther Definitions A management tool in the pull scheduling system developed and used by Toyota. A method of Just-In-Time production that uses standard containers or lot sizes with a single card...
View ArticleLabor Burden
Labor burden, also sometimes referred to as payroll burden or just burden, is the extra cost of labor in addition to an employee’s regular wages. Burden includes employer taxes, insurance, benefits,...
View ArticleLag Time
The amount of time delay between the completion of one task and the start of its successor task . (Wideman Comparative Glossary of Common Project Management Terms v2.1 )
View ArticleLake Wobegon Effect, The
ContentsOther Definitions :Lake Wobegon is a fictional town in Minnesota, the invention of author Garrison Keillor, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children...
View ArticleNOMMA — National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association
National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association is a trade organization formed in 1958 to serve the ornamental and miscellaneous metals industry. 6 times a year they publish for members...
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