Across
- 3. a list of steps to be followed for performing a particular work activity; a description of the way work is to be done.
- 5. the best practices among all competitors.
- 11. using soft ware, resources, and work files that are maintained on a common server.
- 12. a detailed account of a company's materials, supplies, and finished products.
- 13. raw materials supplied by nature.
- 14. maintains the supply of all resources needed for production and the products produced.
- 15. the activities, equipment, and resources needed to manufacture a product.
- 19. software that allows cooperating companies to share ordering, production, and shipping information.
- 21. changing the form of raw materials into a specific product useable for consumption.
- 24. a business that takes resources from nature for direct consumption or for use in developing other products.
- 25. building a specific and unique product to meet the needs of one customer.
- 26. a specific measurement against which an activity or result is judged.
- 27. managing the acquisition, movement, and storage of supplies, materials, and finished products in a business.
- 28. businesses that get supplies from other producers and convert them into products.
- 29. people who cultivate land and use other natural resources to grow crops and raise livestock for consumption.
- 30. soft ware that provides real-time communications capabilities by voice, text, and video.
- 31. crops and animals raised by farmers.
- 32. changing and improving the form of another product.
- 33. describes the financial plan for ongoing operations of the business for a specific period of time.
Down
- 1. identifies how work will be done, who will do it, and what resources will be needed.
- 2. changing the form of raw materials so they can be consumed or used to make other products.
- 4. using technology to access and exchange information to complete the work of an organization.
- 6. products that have been changed in form to increase their value and usefulness.
- 7. a way to increase the quality of work by reducing errors, inefficiencies, and waste.
- 8. facilities management using the practice of protecting the environment.
- 9. a logistics process in which goods arrive when needed for production, use, or sale rather than sitting in storage.
- 10. individuals and organizations that determine what products and services will be available for sale.
- 15. research done without a specific product in mind with the goal of discovering new solutions to problems.
- 16. a form of production in which products are obtained from nature or grown using natural resources.
- 17. using short production runs to produce a precise amount of a variation of a product.
- 18. a time plan for completing activities. It matches people with resources to make sure activities are finished on time.
- 20. marketing research that studies existing products to develop design improvements or new product uses.
- 22. combining raw materials and processed goods into finished products.
- 23. an assembly process that makes a large number of identical products using a continuous efficient procedure.