Glossary

Manufacturing & Software Glossary

Plain definitions of the terms that come up when manufacturers quote, configure, and choose software. One page per term, written to be read in under a minute.

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Written by the senior team that builds the software · Toronto-based, building since 2012.

These are the terms that come up in the first ten minutes of most conversations we have with manufacturers. Each one gets a short, honest answer, plus where it matters in quoting and operations.

Manufacturing Models

How the product gets made

Systems & Data

What the shop floor runs on

Decisions

Build, buy, and how to choose
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