CHAPTER 10

Tools You Can Use

Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.

—Thomas Edison

General Information and Related to Introduction

Glossary of Common Generic Manufacturing Terms1

(Unless indicated otherwise, all definitions are from Simplicable.com)

Assembly line is a type of production line that produces an assembly of parts and components. At each step, parts or components are added bringing the product closer to being fully assembled.

Authentic honesty: When a person tells the truth because being honest is one of his or her core values and doing so is the right and good thing to do, this is authentic honesty ...

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