Glossary

The word “productivity” relates to the “output” (of goods and services produced) in relation to the quantity of resources or inputs used to produce them. Some [Read More]

The 3Rs are the basis for reducing waste and process optimization. Reduce means using fewer inputs including raw materials and energy so that the pressure on [Read More]

5S or good housekeeping involves the principle of waste elimination through workplace organization. 5S was derived from the Japanese words seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and shitsuke. [Read More]

Waste does not add any value to a product or service. Toyota engineer Taiichi Ohno came up with seven categories of waste (called muda in Japanese): [Read More]

Agribusiness encompasses all operations involved in the manufacture and distribution of farm supplies (seed, agrichemicals, farm machinery, etc.), production on the farm (land cultivation, crop/animal husbandry, [Read More]