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PROCESS DESIGN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- process design
1, record 1, English, process%20design
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- manufacturing process design 2, record 1, English, manufacturing%20process%20design
correct, proposal, see observation
- production method design 2, record 1, English, production%20method%20design
correct, proposal, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Is more process design done than product design? (Design of the production method rather than the product). 1, record 1, English, - process%20design
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Process development cycle. Three stages can be identified in the development of a manufacturing process. 3, record 1, English, - process%20design
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Design", not "development", is the accurate equivalent of "conception". Once the process has been designed it is further developed. "Design" is thus the first step in the "development" of a process. 4, record 1, English, - process%20design
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Do not confuse the design of the production method with the "production system design". See the record for this latter term as well. 2, record 1, English, - process%20design
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ingénierie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conception de la fabrication d'un produit
1, record 1, French, conception%20de%20la%20fabrication%20d%27un%20produit
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conception des moyens de fabrication 1, record 1, French, conception%20des%20moyens%20de%20fabrication
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) la production, au sens le plus large, va de la naissance de l'idée de produit au lancement industriel et commercial, et (...) inclut : la promotion du projet de produit (...) la conception du produit lui-même (...) la conception de sa fabrication (industrialisation) [et] la conception de sa vente (commercialisation). 1, record 1, French, - conception%20de%20la%20fabrication%20d%27un%20produit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre la "conception de la fabrication d'un produit" de "la conception du système de production" dont elle fait partie. 2, record 1, French, - conception%20de%20la%20fabrication%20d%27un%20produit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-01-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- process design
1, record 2, English, process%20design
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étude de procédé
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tude%20de%20proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- conception de procédé 2, record 2, French, conception%20de%20proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conception d'un procédé. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tude%20de%20proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Etude de procédé: Terme officiellement recommandé par le Gouvernement français. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tude%20de%20proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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