Sequencing

The design principle that the arrangement of page elements or the layout pattern can direct the reader's attention in a particular direction or to a specific order of items, by ...

sequence

Music; General music

Restatement of an idea or motive at a different pitch level.

sequence

Education; SAT vocabulary

The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time.

sequencing

Economy; Economics

Shorthand for implementing economic reforms in the right order. In recent years, this has become a hot topic in development economics. Some economists argue that introducing the ...

Cp

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A process capability index measuring the ratio between actual spread (upper control limit minus lower control limit) divided by allowable or expected spread as measured by ...

Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ)

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The Russian acronym for Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, a technique that attempts to define a specific problem as a system and identify elements in the system that need ...

Wagner-Whitin algorithm

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A dynamic programming lot sizing model that evaluates multiple alternatives that consider period demand and production, holding, and setup costs to produce an optimal lot size ...

Winters 3 parameter

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A forecast method that incorporates exponential smoothing, seasonality and trend analysis.

European Article Number (EAN)

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A superset of the Universal Product Code that includes the base UPC code and two or three additional characters that indicate the country that issued the number (not necessarily ...

Fourier series

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A method that defines a periodic or discontinuous function as a series of sine and cosine waves, and can be used to predict a value or the level of system response.

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Milgram experiment

A social psychology experiment, conducted by Yale University psychology professor Stanley Milgram from 1961 to 1963, to measure the degree to which a ...