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Burst of progress

sth like fast progress

Cease

to stop sth

Commitment

a promise or firm decision to do something

comperatitive advantage

strong points of sth which make it better than other alternatives;

compliance

practice of obeying a law, rule, standard etc, especially one that controls a particular industry or type of work

comply with

to follow/obey the rules

craze

crazesth which suddenly becomes very popular

disposinle

for one use

elusive target

target which is difficult to catch

enchanting

attractive

fads

things which are fashionable for a short time

flimsy

badly made

heavy duty

difficult to damage

intrinsically

in a way that is an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing

labor time

the time (per day or per week), which workers must work

lack

not enough of sth

marvel

sth surprising or impressive

obsolete

old fashion

product flaws

a product defect, mistake

recycle

to sort and collect rubbish and produce from them useful materials that can be used again

shareholder

someone who owns shares in a company

sour

to make sth unsuccessful or unpleasant

spare part

a new part which you can use to replace an old or broken part

stakeholder

a person or group of people who are affected by company`s performance and success

struggle

try hard to do sth difficult

stuff

a variety of objects or things

take of granted

to believe that sth is true making sure that it is

tight specifications

fit for purpose very strict regulations, fitting closely

trap

mistakes you should avoid

upgrade

to improve, to make sth better

verify

check, confirm

best practice

the most suitable or efficient way of doing sth

customer expectations

the qualities that the end user believes the product or service should have

statutory requirements

compulsory rules imposed by the government

design fault

a flaw in a product which is due to it being poorly designed

continuous improvement

what the Japanese call kaizen, constantly improving the product and process

resource management

how the materials, investment or labour to produce a product or service are managed

industry standard

the accepted norm in a particular field of business

quality assurance

the system put in place to ensure the quality targets are met

measurable objectives

defined targets established to measure improvement in quality

technical specifications

the precise guidelines which establish how the product should be built

just in time

a just-in-time is based on preventing waste by producing only the amount of goods needed at a particular time, and not paying to produce and store more goods than are needed.

lean manufacturing

the business of producing goods in large numbers using methods that avoid waste and reduce the time take.

tqm total quality management

the continual process of detecting and eliminating manufacturing errors, streamlining supply chains, improving the customer experience, and ensuring employees are fully trained.

quality assurance

the method the company use to check that the standards of a service or goods are high.

cost effective

adjective giving the most profit or advantage in exchange for the amount of money that is spent

exacting

adjective needing a lot of skill and care

in the eye of the beholder

phrase used for saying that different people perceive things differently

machine

to give metal, wood or plastic a particular shape by cutting it on machine

shoddy

service product are of a very low standard

rattle

it make short sharp knocking sound as it moves or shakes

roughly

approximately

rumble

to make a continuous deep sound

sake

the purpose of doing, getting or achieving something

stream

a continuous flow of people or things

white goods

large pieces of electrical equipment use in people's home