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DIMENSION CONTROL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
- Plans and Specifications (Construction)
- Architectural Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- controlling dimension 1, record 1, English, controlling%20dimension
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A modular co-ordinating dimension between controlling planes (for example storey height, distance between axes of columns, thickness of controlling zone). 1, record 1, English, - controlling%20dimension
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
controlling dimension: designation and definition standardized by ISO in the 1791 standard published in 1973 but not included in the 1983 version. 2, record 1, English, - controlling%20dimension
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
- Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
- Conception architecturale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dimension clé
1, record 1, French, dimension%20cl%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dimension de coordination modulaire entre plans clés (par exemple : hauteur d'étage, distance entre axes de poteaux, épaisseur de zone clé). 1, record 1, French, - dimension%20cl%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dimension clé : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO dans la norme 1791 de 1973, mais non reprises dans l'édition de 1983. 2, record 1, French, - dimension%20cl%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cálculo, tolerancia y modulación (Construcción)
- Planos y pliegos de condiciones (Construcción)
- Diseño arquitectónico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dimensión de control
1, record 1, Spanish, dimensi%C3%B3n%20de%20control
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dimensión de coordinación modular entre planos de control(por ejemplo : altura de piso, distancia entre ejes de pilares, ancho de la zona de control, etc.). 1, record 1, Spanish, - dimensi%C3%B3n%20de%20control
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
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