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CE (Concurrent Engineering)

Concurrent engineering is a systematic approach to the integrated, concurrent design of products and their related processes, including manufacture and support. This approach is intended to cause the developers, from the outset, to consider of elements of the product life cycle from conception to disposal, including quality, cost, schedule, and user requirements. (Nanua Singh; Systems approach to computer-integrated design and manufacturing,1996 ; pg 103)

Robotic Joint

A robot joint is a mechanism that permits relative movement between parts of a robot arm. The joints of a robot are designed to enable the robot to move its end-effector along a path from one position to another as desired. (Nanua Singh; Systems approach to computer-integrated design and manufacturing,1996 ; pg 310)

SQL (Structured Query Language)

SQL is the standard query language for data manipulation in relational databases. The results produced by various operations are also represented as tables. The operation select chooses rows of a table based on criteria that is a condition expressed over the values of attributes in the table. (Nanua Singh; Systems approach to computer-integrated design and manufacturing,1996 ; pg 604)

CONWIP (Constant-Work-In-Process)

Spearman et al. (1990) described a pull-based production system called constant work-in-process (CONWIP). In contrast to kanban cards, which are part number specific, CONWIP production cards are assigned to the entire production line. The advantage of this system over the kanban system is that it can be used in environments where the kanban system is impractical because of a large number of part types or significant setup times. (Nanua Singh; Systems approach to computer-integrated design and manufacturing,1996 ; pg 460)