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moving assembly line [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Management Operations (General)
- Production Management
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moving assembly line
1, record 1, English, moving%20assembly%20line
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- moving line 2, record 1, English, moving%20line
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... for a product like automobiles or major home appliances, a company will generally choose to make only a few models and use a relatively mechanized and connected production process, such as a moving assembly line. 3, record 1, English, - moving%20assembly%20line
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
By August 1999, Boeing's tooling engineers began investigating what came to be called the "car-wash concept, keeping the aircraft jacked on moving line dollies throughout the assembly line, eliminating carts entirely. 4, record 1, English, - moving%20assembly%20line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
- Gestion de la production
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne d'assemblage mécanique
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20d%27assemblage%20m%C3%A9canique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chaîne d'assemblage mobile 2, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20d%27assemblage%20mobile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] pour des produits comme l'automobile ou le gros équipement ménager, une entreprise choisira de fabriquer seulement quelques modèles, et utilisera un processus de production relativement mécanisé, comme une chaîne d'assemblage mobile. 3, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20d%27assemblage%20m%C3%A9canique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le principe de fonctionnement de la «moving line» [ligne d'assemblage mobile] est simple. Au lieu d'un moteur situé sur un emplacement fixe autour duquel les équipes travaillent, c'est le moteur qui se déplace (au moyen de cadres mobiles) vers les différents postes, à l'instar de ce qui se fait dans l'industrie automobile. 4, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20d%27assemblage%20m%C3%A9canique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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