March 2022
Intermediate to advanced
400 pages
8h 1m
English
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Glossary
- ABC Analysis
- This is based on a Pareto Analysis, grouping units usually according to the share of annual cost. Units having an 80% annual cost are considered in the ‘A’ classification, units with the bottom 5% share are ‘C’ items and units with costs in between are in the ‘B’ category.
- Activity Network Diagram
- This is a network analysis technique to allow a team to find the most efficient path and realistic schedule of a project by graphically showing the completion time and sequence of each task.
- Affinity Diagram
- This is used to generate a number of ideas by a team and then organise natural groupings among them to understand the essence of a problem.
- AI
- Artificial Intelligence is demonstrated by technology as opposed to natural intelligence displayed by living creatures.
- ASHP
- Air source heat pump.
- Bar Chart
- This is also known as a Gantt Chart and indicates scheduling activities. Horizontal bars show the various activities with the length of the bar proportional to the duration of a particular activity.
- Benchmarking
- This is the rating of an organisation's products, processes and performances with other organisations in the same or another business. The objective is to identify the gaps with competitors and the areas for improvement.
- Best Practice
- Best practice refers to any organisation that performs as well or better than the competition in quality, timeliness, flexibility and innovation. Best practice should lead to a world class performance.
- Big Data Analytics ...
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