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The term is used in supply chain management, and WIP is a key input for calculating inventory on a company's balance sheet. In lean thinking, inappropriate processing or excessive processing of goods or work in process, "doing more than is necessary", is seen as one of the seven wastes (Japanese term: muda) which do not add value to a product.
The ISO 15926 is an interoperability standard in the process industry.ISO 15926 includes the Work in Progress (WIP) database. [1] WIP is available online and includes technical class descriptions of all the main equipment items, pipe, instruments, buildings, activities and anything else used in engineering, constructing, procuring, operating and maintaining process facilities.
WIP message is a work-in-progress message sent from a computer client to a computer server. It is used to update a server with the progress of an item during a manufacturing process . The only known use is in the automotive wiring manufacturing process , but the message structure is generic enough to be used in any manufacturing process.
Constant work in process or CONWIP are pull-oriented production control systems. Such systems can be classified as pull and push systems (Spearman et al. 1990 [ 1 ] ). In a push system , the production order is scheduled, and the material is pushed into the production line .
Common activity bases used in the calculation include direct labor costs, direct labor hours, or machine hours. This is related to an activity rate which is a similar calculation used in Activity-based costing. A pre-determined overhead rate is normally the term when using a single, plant-wide base to calculate and apply overhead.
Manufacturing process management (MPM) is a collection of technologies and methods used to define how products are to be manufactured.MPM differs from ERP/MRP which is used to plan the ordering of materials and other resources, set manufacturing schedules, and compile cost data.
Work in process, also referred to as work in progress — an unfinished work; Wash-in-place, a method of cleaning the interior surfaces of closed industrial equipment (e.g. brewing, pharmaceutical, or chemical) without the need to disassemble them. See also the related Clean-in-place.
With a new product, safety stock can be used as a strategic tool until the company can judge how accurate its forecast is after the first few years, especially when it is used with a material requirements planning (MRP) worksheet. The less accurate the forecast, the more safety stock is required to ensure a given level of service.