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ECONOMIAS ESCALA [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-05-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
- Production (Economics)
- Customs and Excise
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- completely knocked-down
1, record 1, English, completely%20knocked%2Ddown
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CKD 1, record 1, English, CKD
correct, adjective
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- completely knocked down 2, record 1, English, completely%20knocked%20down
correct, adjective
- CKD 3, record 1, English, CKD
correct, adjective
- CKD 3, record 1, English, CKD
- complete knocked-down 1, record 1, English, complete%20knocked%2Ddown
correct, adjective
- CKD 1, record 1, English, CKD
correct, adjective
- CKD 1, record 1, English, CKD
- complete knock down 1, record 1, English, complete%20knock%20down
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the ban on exports of completely knocked down vehicles to [the foreign country] contributed to [an] operating loss [in] automotive manufacturing ... 4, record 1, English, - completely%20knocked%2Ddown
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Refers to all the parts that are necessary to assemble a product. They are usually imported together. 5, record 1, English, - completely%20knocked%2Ddown
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
completely knocked down car 4, record 1, English, - completely%20knocked%2Ddown
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Record 1, Key term(s)
- complete knocked down
- complete knock-down
- complete knockdown
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
- Production (Économie)
- Douanes et accise
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entièrement en pièces détachées
1, record 1, French, enti%C3%A8rement%20en%20pi%C3%A8ces%20d%C3%A9tach%C3%A9es
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le pays inclut] au [tarif préférentiel] tous les véhicules entièrement montés et entièrement en pièces détachées en attente, en ramenant à 20 pour cent les droits perçus sur les importations de véhicules entièrement montés, tandis que les droits d'entrée ont été éliminés sur tous les véhicules entièrement en pièces détachées. 1, record 1, French, - enti%C3%A8rement%20en%20pi%C3%A8ces%20d%C3%A9tach%C3%A9es
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se dit de toutes les pièces nécessaires pour l'assemblage d'un produit. Ces pièces sont habituellement importées ensemble. 2, record 1, French, - enti%C3%A8rement%20en%20pi%C3%A8ces%20d%C3%A9tach%C3%A9es
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
- Producción (Economía)
- Aduana e impuestos internos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- totalmente desmontado
1, record 1, Spanish, totalmente%20desmontado
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Envío de los componentes de un producto preparados para ser montados en el país de destino y aprovechar así economías de transporte(si el producto ocupa mucho), de mano de obra más barata, o de tarifas de importación más bajas si se añade valor en destino. También puede deberse a una estrategia de especialización en la fabricación de componentes para obtener economías de escala con producción para todo el mundo, a la vez que se mantiene presencia industrial en varias naciones para diversificar riesgos y facilitar la aceptación política y social de la empresa global. 1, record 1, Spanish, - totalmente%20desmontado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
totalmente desmontado: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 1, Spanish, - totalmente%20desmontado
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- Production (Economics)
- Production Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diseconomy of scale
1, record 2, English, diseconomy%20of%20scale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- diminishing return to scale 2, record 2, English, diminishing%20return%20to%20scale
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An increase in the average cost per unit of production, as production rises, because of the exceedingly large scale on which the producer operates. 3, record 2, English, - diseconomy%20of%20scale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
At some point, when marginal cost equals average cost, a plant will stop yielding economies of scale; it will then be at a point where diseconomies of scale begin, with each extra unit of output costing more than the average cost and thus being unprofitable. In other words, a plant can produce both too little and too much. 3, record 2, English, - diseconomy%20of%20scale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This [diseconomy of scale] can be due to internal factors: for example, the firm may become so big that it becomes increasingly costly and difficult to manage and operate. Or it can be due to external factors, such as increased pollution clean-up costs due to the concentration of major industries along the same river or lake system. 3, record 2, English, - diseconomy%20of%20scale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
diseconomy of scale; diminishing return to scale: terms usually used in the plural. 4, record 2, English, - diseconomy%20of%20scale
Record 2, Key term(s)
- diseconomies of scale
- diminishing returns to scale
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Production (Économie)
- Gestion de la production
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déséconomie d'échelle
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9s%C3%A9conomie%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rendement d'échelle décroissant 2, record 2, French, rendement%20d%27%C3%A9chelle%20d%C3%A9croissant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diminution de l'efficience constatée lorsque la quantité produite croît moins rapidement que les quantités de facteurs de production mis en œuvre, résultant en une hausse du coût de revient du produit. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9s%C3%A9conomie%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déséconomie d'échelle; rendement d'échelle décroissant : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9s%C3%A9conomie%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record 2, Key term(s)
- déséconomies d'échelle
- rendements d'échelle décroissants
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía empresarial
- Producción (Economía)
- Gestión de la producción
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- deseconomía de escala
1, record 2, Spanish, deseconom%C3%ADa%20de%20escala
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Por oposición a las economías de escala, la situación que se crea, pérdida de control y de disminución de productividad, como consecuencia de la dimensión excesiva-por encima del óptimo-de una empresa, de una ciudad o de una colectividad de cualquier otro tipo. Pueden superarse a través de medidas de racionalización, llegando incluso a la subdivisión del conjunto en partes más fácilmente gobernables por separado. 1, record 2, Spanish, - deseconom%C3%ADa%20de%20escala
Record 2, Key term(s)
- deseconomías de escala
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-09-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Trade
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- trade contraction
1, record 3, English, trade%20contraction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The trade contraction in developed countries such as Germany, the world's largest exporter by volume, will be severe says the report, with WTO [World Trade Organization] economists forecasting a 10 percent fall in exports. 2, record 3, English, - trade%20contraction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Commerce
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ralentissement du commerce
1, record 3, French, ralentissement%20du%20commerce
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ralentissement commercial 2, record 3, French, ralentissement%20commercial
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Outre la croissance atone de l’économie, divers facteurs expliquent le ralentissement du commerce mondial dans l’après-crise, dont les plus notables sont la diminution des incitations favorisant une expansion du commerce, la modification de la composition de la demande mondiale et la montée du protectionnisme. 3, record 3, French, - ralentissement%20du%20commerce
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- contracción del comercio
1, record 3, Spanish, contracci%C3%B3n%20del%20comercio
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- ralentización del comercio 1, record 3, Spanish, ralentizaci%C3%B3n%20del%20comercio
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La contracción del comercio mundial registrada en 2009 fue aún más severa que la registrada en 1930, superando ampliamente a las otras convulsiones observadas en el comercio mundial desde la Gran Depresión. Aunque hoy no se registra una contracción del intercambio a escala global, la ralentización del comercio constituye una señal de alarma para las economías en desarrollo con canastas de exportación poco diversificadas y escaso valor agregado. 1, record 3, Spanish, - contracci%C3%B3n%20del%20comercio
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-03-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- amalgamated bank
1, record 4, English, amalgamated%20bank
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A banking corporation resulting from the amalgamation, or conversion and combining as one corporation, of a bank or banks and/or a financial institution or institutions. 2, record 4, English, - amalgamated%20bank
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- banque issue de la fusion
1, record 4, French, banque%20issue%20de%20la%20fusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- banque issue d'une fusion 2, record 4, French, banque%20issue%20d%27une%20fusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le surintendant des institutions financières] délivre un agrément à la banque issue de la fusion et de la prorogation de personnes morales sous le régime de [Loi sur les banques] du Canada (1991]). 2, record 4, French, - banque%20issue%20de%20la%20fusion
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
- Consolidación y asociaciones (Finanzas)
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- banco resultante de una fusión
1, record 4, Spanish, banco%20resultante%20de%20una%20fusi%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entidad bancaria surgida de la unión de dos o más bancos mediante compra, intercambio de acciones, u otros medios. 2, record 4, Spanish, - banco%20resultante%20de%20una%20fusi%C3%B3n
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En los bancos resultantes de una fusión, se considera que los proyectos conjuntos, el trabajo en equipo y la formación constituyen un buen medio para alcanzar una determinada cultura organizativa. 1, record 4, Spanish, - banco%20resultante%20de%20una%20fusi%C3%B3n
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En sentido contrario, ninguna de las fusiones bancarias proyectadas o concluidas fuera de España ha tenido como finalidad única la mejora de la rentabilidad de los bancos integrantes del proceso; tampoco han dominado las consideraciones exclusivas de aprovechamiento de las economías de escala y la consiguiente reducción de costes. 1, record 4, Spanish, - banco%20resultante%20de%20una%20fusi%C3%B3n
Record 5 - internal organization data 2012-06-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Economic Fluctuations
- Production (Economics)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- shakeout
1, record 5, English, shakeout
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- shake-out 2, record 5, English, shake%2Dout
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An elimination or winnowing out of some competing businesses ... as a result of intense competition in a market of declining sales or rising standards of quality. 3, record 5, English, - shakeout
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Fluctuations économiques
- Production (Économie)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- élimination des entreprises les moins performantes
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9limination%20des%20entreprises%20les%20moins%20performantes
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- disparition des entreprises les moins performantes 2, record 5, French, disparition%20des%20entreprises%20les%20moins%20performantes
feminine noun
- réorganisation du secteur 2, record 5, French, r%C3%A9organisation%20du%20secteur
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fluctuaciones económicas
- Producción (Economía)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- reestructuración
1, record 5, Spanish, reestructuraci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- reestructuración de industrias 2, record 5, Spanish, reestructuraci%C3%B3n%20de%20industrias
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En general, los procesos de reestructuración de las industrias (shakeouts) están estrechamente relacionados con el cambio tecnológico [...] En la fase inicial de la industria las empresas son de pequeñas dimensiones y el precio del producto es elevado. Posteriormente, la entrada de nuevas empresas aumenta el número de productores y las empresas activas aumentan su escala de producción, provocando un aumento de la producción total de la industria y una caída de los precios. Cuando el crecimiento de la demanda y del tamaño medio de las empresas activas se modera aumentan las salidas y se inicia el proceso de reestructuración de la industria. 2, record 5, Spanish, - reestructuraci%C3%B3n
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
El límite entre la etapa de transición y la etapa específica, en el que elnúmero de empresas se reduce estableciendo un cuasi-oligopolio fueestablecido por Klepper y Miller(1995), que propusieron que la industriaexperimenta una “reestructuración”(el término inglés es shake-out) cuando el número de empresas desciende por debajo del 70% respecto al máximo alcanzado y no se recupera en los años subsiguientes al menos hasta el 90% de ese máximo. Esta reestructuración viene provocada por la consolidación de un diseño dominante, que absorbe la mayor parte de las ventas y que permiten la inversión en economías de escala que aseguran una posición hegemónica por precios. 1, record 5, Spanish, - reestructuraci%C3%B3n
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-06-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- Production (Economics)
- Production Management
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- increasing return to scale
1, record 6, English, increasing%20return%20to%20scale
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Increasing returns to scale occurs if a proportional increase in all inputs under the control of a firm results in a greater than proportional increase in production. 2, record 6, English, - increasing%20return%20to%20scale
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
increasing return to scale: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 6, English, - increasing%20return%20to%20scale
Record 6, Key term(s)
- increasing returns to scale
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Production (Économie)
- Gestion de la production
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- rendement d'échelle croissant
1, record 6, French, rendement%20d%27%C3%A9chelle%20croissant
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- rendement croissant à l'échelle 2, record 6, French, rendement%20croissant%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9chelle
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rendements d’échelle croissants : les coûts unitaires diminuent quand la production augmente du fait de la répartition des coûts fixes sur un volume d’unités produites plus important. 3, record 6, French, - rendement%20d%27%C3%A9chelle%20croissant
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rendement d'échelle croissant; rendement croissant à l'échelle : termes habituellement employés au pluriel. 4, record 6, French, - rendement%20d%27%C3%A9chelle%20croissant
Record 6, Key term(s)
- rendements d'échelle croissants
- rendements croissants à l'échelle
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía empresarial
- Producción (Economía)
- Gestión de la producción
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- rendimientos crecientes a escala
1, record 6, Spanish, rendimientos%20crecientes%20a%20escala
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- rendimientos crecientes de escala 2, record 6, Spanish, rendimientos%20crecientes%20de%20escala
correct, masculine noun, plural
- rendimientos de escala crecientes 2, record 6, Spanish, rendimientos%20de%20escala%20crecientes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Existen rendimientos crecientes a escala o economías de escala si al aumentar todos los factores en determinada proporción la producción aumenta en una proporción mayor. 3, record 6, Spanish, - rendimientos%20crecientes%20a%20escala
Record 7 - internal organization data 2002-01-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
- Workplace Organization
- Production Management
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- assembly line
1, record 7, English, assembly%20line
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mass-production arrangement whereby the work in process is progressively transferred from one operation to the next until the product is assembled. 2, record 7, English, - assembly%20line
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An assembly line is designed by determining the sequences of operations for manufacture of each product component as well as the final product. Each movement of material is made as simple and short as possible with no cross flow or backtracking. Work assignments, numbers of machines, and production rates are programmed so that all operations performed along the line are compatible. 3, record 7, English, - assembly%20line
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "production line" and "transfer line". 4, record 7, English, - assembly%20line
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Techniques industrielles
- Organisation du travail et équipements
- Gestion de la production
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- chaîne de montage
1, record 7, French, cha%C3%AEne%20de%20montage
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif installé dans une usine permettant aux ouvriers de ne pas se déranger dans l'exécution de leur travail, les pièces se déplaçant mécaniquement devant eux, le plus souvent selon un processus automatique. Elle entraîne la division parcellaire du travail. 2, record 7, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20montage
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «chaîne de fabrication» et «chaîne-transfert». 3, record 7, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20montage
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procesos y técnicas industriales
- Organización del trabajo y equipos
- Gestión de la producción
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- cadena de montaje
1, record 7, Spanish, cadena%20de%20montaje
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
- linea de montaje 2, record 7, Spanish, linea%20de%20montaje
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La secuencia de todo un proceso productivo de ensamblaje de partes y piezas, sobre un soporte mecánico, que se mueve a una determinada velocidad (cadencia), y sobre el cual trabajan obreros, robots, o una mezcla de ambos, procediendo al ensamblaje. 1, record 7, Spanish, - cadena%20de%20montaje
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Su utilización inicial, ideada por Henry Ford, se asocia con la idea de las economías de escala y de producción en masa. Hasta la introducción del sistema just-in-time, a principios de la década de 1970, y de la fabricación celular, posteriormente, la cadena se consideraba como la técnica más eficiente de producción. 1, record 7, Spanish, - cadena%20de%20montaje
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
linea de montaje: término proveniente del Diccionario de Negocios. Steven M. Kaplan, Ed Wiley’s, p. 21. 2, record 7, Spanish, - cadena%20de%20montaje
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