BS 5191:2004 pdf free.Production planning and control — Vocabulary.
BS 5191 This British Standard defines terms used in the planning,execution and control of manufacturingoperations for communication between staff in the manufacturing sector. It includes terms relevant tointernal operation and terms used in procurement.
This British Standard also defines some of the terms used in the manufacturing sector when designingproducts, receiving materials, shipping goods, marketing goods and accounting for operations.However, itis not comprehensive in these fields and defines only terms considered important to operational staff.
ABC analysis method of analysis where items (2.400) are sorted into sequential order by historical or anticipatedconsumption, multiplied by unit value and stratified into classes cf.ABC classification (2.2)
NOTE ABC analysis should not be confused with activity based costing(2.10), the acronym of which is ABC.
activity based costingABC method of attributing indirect costs(2.379) to products on the basis of the extent to which individualproducts attract these particular costs.
NOTE Indirect costs are classified according to their causes.
activity planning planning(2.603) of all the activities of a division or department for a particular calendar year drawn upon the basis of rules applying to the entire enterprise forming the basis for budgeting.
actual demand demand(2.221)that represents the sum of orders (2.524) that have been placed by customers for deliveryin a given period. actual stockstock-on-hand quantity of stock (2.808) in existence at a particular moment in time.
add/delete bill of materials planning bill of materials (2.604) to forecast options(2.523)where one item(2.400) can be replaced byanother item.
additional requirement  requirement that is additional to the current bill of materials (2.79)
advanced planning and scheduling APS decision support tools in planning(2.603) and scheduling employing computer based optimization withmultiple constraints (2.172).
assembly schedule detailed schedule (2.744) of time and sequence planned for the assembly (2.39) of a productNOTE Adapted from BS 5192-1:1993.
automated guided vehicleAGV unmanned vehicle controlled electronically.
NOTE Automated guided vehicles are often used for the transfer of material within plants or as mobile workbenches.
automated storage/retrieval systemAS/RS high-density rack storage system where vehicles automatically load and unload the racks.
automatic identification identification of an item(2.400) by a machine which automatically enters the necessary data into acomputer.available capacity capacity (2.120) that is free for use in a particular period.
NOTE1 Available capacity is calculated from the total capacity minus any capacity already reserved.
NOTE2 Available capacity can occur, for example, in a machine, a means of transport, or a warehouse.BS 5191 pdf download.