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BOTTLE-NECK [2 records]

Record 1 2000-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Corporate Management (General)
DEF

A sector or stage in a business or production process which is obstructed and/or limited to capacity and which, as a result, slows down the normal rate of business or production operations.

Key term(s)
  • bottle-neck

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
DEF

Secteur de production dont la carence gêne l'ensemble du développement économique et, par extension, secteur de l'entreprise qui, en cas de ralentissement, paralyse son activité générale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía nacional e internacional
  • Gestión de la empresa (Generalidades)
DEF

Situación que se da respecto de determinados suministros, que por su escasez --debida a imprevisiones de planificación, infraestructuras defectuosas, desorganización y burocracia-- originan problemas a la producción en general, con distorsiones y encarecimientos de los distintos procesos.

OBS

cuello de botella: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 1998-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
  • Pipes and Fittings
DEF

An area of reduced diameter in pipe, brought about by excessive longitudinal strain or by a combination of longitudinal strain and the swagging action of the body.

OBS

Bottlenecking may occur when the downward motion of drill pipe is stopped with the slips instead of the brake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
  • Tuyauterie et raccords

Spanish

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