Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the terms your team uses every day — from steel mill certificates and EN 10204 compliance standards through to AI platforms and data engineering concepts.
For the full GoSmarter platform glossary (including GoSmarter-specific terminology), see the GoSmarter Glossary. For the shop-floor metals manufacturing reference, see the Metals Manufacturing Glossary.
What the glossary covers
Metals and manufacturing — the language of the shop floor and the quality office: mill certificates, heat numbers, EN 10204 cert types, cutting optimisation, yield rate, rebar, long products, and steel traceability.
AI and data strategy — concepts that help you evaluate software vendors and build internal capability: what AI actually is, what a data strategy involves, and how business intelligence differs from raw data.
Cloud platforms — the infrastructure behind modern manufacturing tools: Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, and the specific services (Data Factory, Redshift, BigQuery) that manufacturers encounter most often.
Data engineering and science — the disciplines behind analytics and automation: data modelling, data platforms, data science auditing, and the tools (Python, Jupyter, Power BI) that practitioners use.
GoSmarter platform terminology — the specific terms and concepts used inside GoSmarter, so new starters can navigate the application without guessing.
Metals and manufacturing terms
- What is EN 10204? — The European standard for material test certificates, explained.
- What is a Mill Test Certificate? — What an MTC contains, who issues it, and what happens when it goes missing.
- What is a Heat Number in Steel? — The unique batch identifier at the heart of every mill certificate.
- What is Steel Traceability? — From mill to customer, in one unbroken chain.
- What are Long Products in Steel? — Bars, sections, rebar, tube: defined.
- What is Rebar? — Reinforcing bar, BS 4449, and why traceability is critical.
- What is Cutting Optimisation? — The maths of minimising scrap on the saw.
- What is Yield Rate in Steel Manufacturing? — Formula, benchmarks, and how to improve it.
- What is Metals Inventory Management? — Why generic inventory tools fail for steel.
- What is ERP in Metals Manufacturing? — When specialist tools beat a one-size-fits-all system.
AI and data strategy
- What is AI?
- What is AI strategy?
- What is data strategy?
- What is business intelligence?
- What is data visualisation?
- What is data warehousing?
- What is data science?
Cloud platforms
- What is Azure?
- What is AWS (Amazon Web Services)?
- What is Google Cloud?
- What is Microsoft Power Platform?
- What is Power BI?