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Supply Chain Glossary - E

Supply Chain Glossary - E

early finish date (EF) or EF

In the critical path method of project management, the earliest time at which a given activity is estimated to be completed. This date can change as the project is executed.

The process of involving manufacturing personnel early in the product design activity and drawing on their expertise, insights, and knowledge to generate better designs in less time and to generate designs that are easier to manufacture. Early involvement of manufacturing, field service, suppliers, customers, and so on means drawing on their expertise, knowledge, and insight to improve the design. Benefits include increased functionality, increased quality, ease of manufacture and assembly, ease of testing, better testing procedures, ease of service, decreased cost, and improved aesthetics. See: design for manufacture and assembly, participative design/engineering.

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