Terms from A-Z
The term Lean derives from the improvement methodologies developed, refined and applied to the specific business needs of Toyota. These methodologies are commonly referred to as the Toyota Production System (TPS) or the Toyota Business System. In its entirety, TPS has many techniques of implementation, methodologies for deployment and tools for tactical analysis. To be successful, all of the above must be supported by a management philosophy that creates a culture of continuous improvement. This combination of understanding, maturity and tactical skill, when developed and deployed properly, enables performance improvements through the identification and elimination of “waste”.
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Calendaring | |
Capacity planningCapacity planning is the part of project planning for
the distribution of capacities to subsystems, calendar months/weeks
and project phases. | |
Capacity requirements planning | |
Cartography systemsVisualization tools as alternatives to the purely textual communication of
knowledge, such as graphical navigation aids or hyperbolic trees
for the representation of hierarchical information structures.
Source: Report Knowledge Management: How German Companies Make
Their Knowledge Profitable. Publisher: Prof. Dr. C.H. Antoni, Dr.
Ing. T.Sommerlatte | |
Cash flow analysisThis term is used in the area of project controlling
and refers to the determination of the financial progress of
a project. An
observation period is used within which the financial surplus
generated by the operating activity/project is expressed
in terms of the cash flow indicator. This shows which financial
resources were
available to the company during the current sales process to cover
repayments, capital expenditures, etc., whereby the current
operating expenses have already been deducted within the cash flow.
The controller must be aware that the cash flow indicator only
reflects the financial resources that have
flowed in and out during a period, not the
capital available on the balance sheet date. (Source:
Mehrmann/Wirtz) | |
Catch BallCommunication
occurring vertically or horizontally in an organization with the
goal of attaining common understanding and consensus. | |
Cause and Effect DiagramA problem-solving tool used to establish relationships between effects and multiple causes. | |
Cause-effect diagramsee Ishikawa diagram | |
CCPM | |
CEDACAcronym for Cause and Effect
Diagram with the Addition of Cards. CEDAC is a method for involving
team members in the
problem solving process. | |