job production

English

Noun

job production (uncountable)

1. (business) The production of one or a very small number of customized made-to-order goods for a single customer.
   • 1994, David Needham, Robert Dransfield, Business Studies, →ISBN, page 416:

     Many organizations start with job production and, as they develop and become larger, move to batch production and finish up with flow production.

   • 2010, Thorsten Blecker, Wolfgang Kersten, Christian Lüthje, Innovative Process Optimization Methods in Logistics, →ISBN, page 411:

     All companies working with series and job production state that they are using ramp-up management.

   • 2015, Peter Stimpson, Alex Smith, Business Management for the IB Diploma Coursebook, →ISBN, page 470:

     Good examples of job production would be a specially designed wedding ring or made-to-measure suits or the Yangtze dam in China.

Synonyms

• jobbing

See also

• piece work