⁃ Reduce inventory

⁃ Increase capacity utilization

⁃ Reduce production costs

⁃ Increase labor productivity

⁃ Production cost

⁃ Initial purchase costs

⁃ Manufacturing overhead costs

⁃ Manufacturing cost

⁃ Unit cost of manufacturing

⁃ Cost of manufacturing

⁃ Controlling production costs

⁃ Improving labor productivity

⁃ Running equipment at peak efficiency

⁃ Production costs

⁃ The capability to compete on price

⁃ Product cost

⁃ Product price

⁃ Product cost

⁃ Design costs

⁃ Manufacturing costs

⁃ Component costs

⁃ Delivery costs

⁃ Service costs

⁃ Manufacturing costs

⁃ Make rapid design changes

⁃ Adjust capacity quickly

⁃ Make rapid volume changes

⁃ Offer a large number of product features

⁃ Offer a large degree of product variety

⁃ Adjust product mix

⁃ Design change

⁃ Adjust capacity

⁃ Ability to customize products

⁃ Ability to adjust production volumes

⁃ Ability to respond to changes in delivery requirement

⁃ Ability to produce a range of products

⁃ Customization

⁃ Production volumes

⁃ Cycle time

⁃ New product speed

⁃ Product flexibility

⁃ Volume flexibility

⁃ Product flexibility

⁃ Volume flexibility

⁃ Introducing new designs or new products into production quickly

⁃ Adjusting capacity rapidly within a short period

⁃ Handling variations in customer delivery schedule

⁃ Handling changes in the product mix quickly

⁃ Customizing product to customer specifications

⁃ New designs

⁃ Adjusting capacity

⁃ Design flexibility

⁃ Volume flexibility

⁃ Design flexibility

⁃ Volume flexibility

⁃ Product variety

⁃ Ability to customize

⁃ Customization

⁃ Operate efficiently at different levels

⁃ Operate profitably at different levels

⁃ Economically run various batch sized

⁃ Vary aggregate output between periods

⁃ Vary output

⁃ Provide fast deliveries

⁃ Meet delivery promises

⁃ Reduce production lead time

⁃ Fast delivery

⁃ Meet promises

⁃ Delivery accuracy (correct items were delivered)

⁃ Delivery availability (probability that items will be in stock when ordered)

⁃ Delivery dependability (delivered on the agreed-upon date)

⁃ Delivery speed (short elapsed time)

⁃ Dependability

⁃ Speed

⁃ On-time delivery

⁃ Fast delivery

⁃ On-time delivery

⁃ Fast delivery

⁃ Reducing manufacturing lead time

⁃ Meeting delivery dates

⁃ Making fast deliveries

⁃ Meeting dates

⁃ Fast delivery

⁃ The capability to deliver products quickly

⁃ The capability to deliver in time

⁃ Deliver quickly

⁃ Be on time

⁃ Delivery time

⁃ Dependability on delivery

⁃ Delivery time

⁃ Dependability

⁃ Speed of delivery

⁃ Average lead time

⁃ Reliability of delivery times

⁃ Percentage delivered on time

⁃ Speed

⁃ Reliability

⁃ Capability to provide high performance products

⁃ Offer consistent, reliable quality

⁃ Improve conformance to design specifications

⁃ Product reliability

⁃ Design conformance

⁃ Product overall quality performance

⁃ Product features

⁃ Product reliability

⁃ Product conformance

⁃ Product durability

⁃ Product reliability

⁃ Process based quality

⁃ Market-base quality

⁃ Quality of conformance

oEnsuring conformance of final product to design specifications

o Ensuring accuracy in manufacturing

oEnsuring consistency in manufacturing

⁃ Quality of design

• o Manufacturing durable and reliable products

• oMaking design changes in the product as desired by customer

• oMeeting and exceeding customer needs and preferences

⁃ Design conformance

⁃ Product reliability

⁃ The capability to offer consistent conformance

⁃ The capability to provide high performance products

⁃ Conformance quality

⁃ Product performance

⁃ Number of features on product

⁃ Product durability

⁃ Product reliability

⁃ Product quality consistency

⁃ Product quality as perceived by customer

⁃ Product reliability

⁃ Product durability

⁃ Product reliability

⁃ Conformance quality

⁃ Percentage return defective

⁃ Percentage pass final inspection

⁃ Product reliability

⁃ Conformance quality

⁃ Social reputation (community)

⁃ Employee satisfaction (workforce)

⁃ Social sustainability

⁃ Minimize repercussion of manufacturing activities on the environment

⁃ Manufacture environment-friendly products

⁃ Environmental sustainability

⁃ Harm inflicted to natural systems

⁃ Harm inflicted to human systems

⁃ Social sustainability

⁃ Environmental sustainability