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Production leveling — Production leveling, also known as production smoothing or – by its Japanese original term – heijunka (平準化?),[1] is a technique for reducing the muda waste and vital to the development of production efficiency in the Toyota Production System and… … Wikipedia
Demand leveling — is the deliberate influencing of demand itself or the demand processes to deliver a more predictable pattern of customer demand. Some of this influencing is by manipulating the product offering, some by influencing the ordering process and some… … Wikipedia
Scheduling (production processes) — Scheduling is an important tool for manufacturing and engineering, where it can have a major impact on the productivity of a process. In manufacturing, the purpose of scheduling is to minimize the production time and costs, by telling a… … Wikipedia
Load Leveling — The deferment of certain loads to limit electrical power demand, or the production of energy during off peak periods for storage and use during peak demand periods … Energy terms
Lean manufacturing — or lean production, which is often known simply as Lean , is the practice of a theory of production that considers the expenditure of resources for any means other than the creation of value for the presumed customer to be wasteful, and thus a… … Wikipedia
Mura (Japanese term) — For other uses, see Mura (disambiguation). Mura (斑 or ムラ)[1] is traditional general Japanese term for unevenness[2], irregularity[3] or inconsistency[4] in physical matter or human spiritual condition. It is also a key concept in performance… … Wikipedia
Cycle time variation — is a proven metric and philosophy for continuous improvement with the aim of driving down the deviations in the time it takes to produce successive units on a production line.[1] It supports organizations application of lean manufacturing or lean … Wikipedia
Load balancing — or load distribution may refer to: Load balancing (computing), balancing a workload amongst multiple computer devices Load balancing (electrical power), the storing of excess electrical power by power stations during low demand periods, for… … Wikipedia
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Raymond Alvah Hanson — Raymond Alvah Hanson, is an entrepreneur, inventor and engineer who lives in Spokane, Washington. Hanson holds over 100 patents. [ [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2564202.html Leveling device Patent 2564202 ] ] He created and produced equipment … Wikipedia
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
