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Supply Chain Glossary - F
Supply Chain Glossary - F
- fabrication level
- fabrication order
- fabrication
- fabricator
- facilities
- failsafe techniques also failsafe work methods
- failure analysis
- failure mode analysis (FMA) or FMA
- failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) or FMEA
- failure mode effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) or FMECA
- Fair
- family contracts
- family
- FAQs
- FAR
- FAS
- fault isolation
- fault tolerance
- feasibility study
- feature code
- Federal
- fee
- feedback loop
- feedback
- feeder workstations
- feedstock
- fiduciary
- field service
- field warehouse also distribution center
- field
- FIFO
- file transfer protocol (FTP) or FTP
- fill rate also customer service ratio
- final assembly department
- final assembly
- financial accounting
- financial forecasting
- financial leverage management ratios
- financial management
- finish-to-finish
- finish-to-order also assemble-to-order
- finish-to-start
- finished good also end item
- finished good waivers
- finished goods inventory
- finished product also end item
- finished products inventory also finished goods inventory
- finishing lead time
- finite forward scheduling
- finite scheduling also finite loading
- firewall
- firm fixed-price contract
- firm offer
- first-article inspection
- first-come-first-served rule
- first-piece inspection also first-article inspection
- fishbone analysis
- fishbone chart also cause-and-effect diagram
- fitness for use
- five why's
- five
- fixed-asset turnover
- fixed assets
- fixed budget
- fixed-cost contribution per unit
- fixed cost
- fixed-interval order system also fixed reorder cycle inventory model
- fixed order quantity system also fixed reorder quantity inventory model
- fixed order quantity
- fixed-period quantity
- fixed-period requirements
- fixed-price contract also firm fixed-price contract
- fixed-price-incentive-fee contract
- fixed property
- fixture
- flexibility responsiveness
- flexible automation
- flexible benefits/cafeteria plans
- flexible capability
- flexible capacity
- flexible machine center (FMC) or FMC
- flexible workforce
- flextime
- floating inventory location system also random-location storage
- floating order point
- floating storage location also random-location storage
- floor-ready merchandise
- flow control
- flow line also flow shop
- flow manufacturing also flow shop
- flow order
- flow plant also flow shop
- flow rate
- flowcharting
- FLSA
- fluctuation inventory
- fluctuation stock also fluctuation inventory
- FMA
- FMAPE
- FMC
- FMEA
- FMECA
- FMS
- FOB
- focus forecasting
- focus-group research
- focus group
- follow-up
- forecast accuracy
- forecast bias
- forecast consumption also consuming the forecast
- forecast error
- forecast interval
- forecast management
- forecast mean absolute percentage of error (FMAPE) or FMAPE
- forecast period also forecast interval
- forecasting
- foreign trade zone (FTZ) or FTZ
- form-fit-function
- formal culture
- format
- formula
- formulation also formula
- forward buying
- forward flow scheduling
- forward integration
- four-wall inventory also wall-to-wall inventory
- four
- Fourier series
- FPO
- franchise extension
- free alongside ship (FAS) or FAS
- free float
- free on board (FOB) or FOB
- free slack
- frequency distribution
- frequency of repair also repair factor
- frequently asked questions (FAQs) or FAQs
- fringe benefits
- FRT
- FTC
- FTP
- FTZ
- full cost pricing
- full pegging
- fully qualified domain name
- functional layout
- functional manager
- functional organizational structure
- functional requirements also critical characteristics
- functional silo syndrome
- functional test
- funds flow management
- funds flow statement
- future order
- future value
- futures
- fuzzy logic
flow rate
Running rate; the inverse of cycle time; for example, 360 units per shift (or 0.75 units per minute).
A form of manufacturing organization in which machines and operators handle a standard, usually uninterrupted, material flow. The operators generally perform the same operations for each production run. A flow shop is often referred to as a mass production shop or is said to have a continuous manufacturing layout. The plant layout (arrangement of machines, benches, assembly lines, etc.) is designed to facilitate a product "flow." Some process industries (chemicals, oil, paint, etc.) are extreme examples of flow shops. Each product, though variable in material specifications, uses the same flow pattern through the shop. Production is set at a given rate, and the products are generally manufactured in bulk. Syn: flow line, flow manufacturing, flow plant.
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