5. Glossary

FMECA (failure modes, effects and criticality analysis)

Failure modes, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) is a tool used during the design phase of systems to control their operational safety, and during the operational phase of systems for continuous quality improvement.

ASSET; assets

Any system, means of production, product or equipment that needs to be controlled, monitored or maintained.

APS: advanced planning & scheduling

Applications for planning logistics and production activities, optimizing the match between customer orders and production capacity.

BIM: building information model

Digital modeling and technical data management applications and technologies for building and civil engineering design...