Category: Glossary

A five-step workplace organization method for clearer and more reliable work.

Combining waste reduction with structured variation and defect reduction.

Comparing possible factory outcomes before committing to an operating choice.

Prompt-based GenAI support compared with goal-driven multi-step AI workflows.

A digital model linked to real operations and decisions or actions.

A team for shared expertise and standards, supported by adoption planning.

A data-connected representation of a physical asset, product, or process.

Shared operating methods and templates across plants, with controlled exceptions.

MES deployment across cloud services, local edge systems, or both.

Visual tools that let teams configure manufacturing apps with less code.