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LARGE-QUANTITY PRODUCTION [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production Management
  • Econometrics
  • Engineering
DEF

The manufacture or processing of uniform products in large quantities, using machinery, interchangeable parts, and either a wholly automated process or a series of short, repetitive operations (division of labor).

OBS

Not to be confused with: flow-line (or flow, or line) production.

OBS

See also the record for "commercial production".

Key term(s)
  • large-quantity production

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de la production
  • Économétrie
  • Ingénierie
DEF

Production d'une grande quantité de produits à l'aide de machines hautement spécialisées n'accomplissant chacune qu'une transformation partielle au cours du processus de fabrication.

OBS

La fabrication en série est un cas particulier de production en série.

Key term(s)
  • production en grande série
  • fabrication en grande série

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de la producción
  • Econometría
  • Ingeniería
Key term(s)
  • fabricación en gran escala
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