Preventive maintenance is emphasized in lean production to ensure that flows are not
interrupted by downtime or malfunctioning equipment.
An opportunity flow diagram is used to separate the value-added from the
non-value-added steps in a process.
In a logistics organization, vehicle dispatching immediately precedes vehicle loading.
A diamond is conventionally used in a process flowchart to represent a storage area or
queue.
A stable supply process is one where the manufacturing process and the underlying
technology are mature and the supply base is well established.
The customer is (or should be) the second most important focal point of all decisions in
a service organization.
For every forecasting problem, there is one best forecasting technique.
Accurate medium-range planning increases the likelihood of operating within the limits
of a budget.