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data capture. The process of collect- ing data on a process in order to effect control. This may be a special project, capturing data for the first time, for a specific reason, or it may be part of the continuous process of feeding data into a system in order for it to work. See SHOP-FLOOR DATA COLLEC-TION.

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Bessant, J., Lamming, R. (1990). D. In: Macmillan Dictionary of Production Management & Technology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07942-1_4

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