Glossary
Explore our comprehensive glossary of key terms. Quickly find definitions and deepen your understanding of how these concepts apply across SG Systems’ products and features.
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- JHA (Job Hazard Analysis) / JSA – Task-Level Risk Control
- Jidoka (Autonomation)
- JIS (Just-in-Sequence)
- JIT (Just-in-Time) Manufacturing
- Job Queue – MES Scheduling & Dispatching
- Job Release
- Job Scheduling – Finite Capacity & Constraints
- Job Ticket (Production Order)
- Job Traveler – Digital Routing & Work Instructions
- Juran Trilogy
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- Kaizen – Continuous Improvement
- Kanban – Pull Replenishment
- Kanban Board – Visual Work Control
- Karl Fischer Titration – Moisture Analysis
- KDE – Key Data Elements (FSMA 204)
- Kill Step Validation – Lethality Control
- Kilo Lab – Scale-Up Manufacturing
- Kitting – Pre-Assembly for Production
- Knowledge Management
- Kosher Compliance – Food Production
- KPI – Key Performance Indicator
L
- Label Verification – Barcode & UDI Checks
- Labeling Control – Artwork, Claims & Changes
- Layered Process Audits (LPA) – Tiered Checks
- Lead Time – Order-to-Ship Duration
- Lean Manufacturing – Waste Elimination
- LIMS – Laboratory Information Management System
- Line Balancing – Workload Leveling
- Line Clearance – Pre-Run Verification
- Lot Release – QA Disposition
- Lot Traceability – End-to-End Genealogy
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- Machine Vision Inspection
- Management of Change (MOC)
- Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
- Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
- Master Batch Record (MBR)
- Master Manufacturing Record (MMR)
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Material Review Board (MRB)
- Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
- Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA)