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IN-PROCESS INVENTORY [2 records]

Record 1 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
DEF

The quantity of material existing in the various vessels and parts of a process at a specific point in time.

OBS

in-process inventory: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
DEF

Quantité de matière existant à un instant donné dans les différentes enceintes et parties d'un processus.

OBS

stock en œuvre : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
CONT

When a process problem or bad parts surfaced on the production line, the entire production line had to be slowed or even stopped. No inventory meant that a line could not operate from in-process inventory while a production problem was fixed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
OBS

encours : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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