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One Piece Flow | A type of process where each product moves individually through a system to help avoid downstream waste from waiting, overproduction, and excess inventory. It is generally considered to be a better form of process flow compared to batch processing, but it is only effective when the system equipment and operators can sustain the flow. |
Operational Definitions | A list of definitions for key terms and acronyms used in a particular business area. They can help a project team to unify the discussion when working through the project, prevent confusion among team members, reveal potential assumptions about the business area and processes, and help people who are new or unfamiliar with the business area to be quickly acclimated. |