Factory: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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Business Definition for: Factory

  • a building or set of buildings housing workers and equipment for the sole purpose of manufacturing goods, often on a large scale

Wiktionary Definition for: Factory

  • A place where manufacture manufacturing takes place.
  • A building within which manufacturing takes place.
  • A device which produces or manufactures something.
  • programming In a computer program or library, a function or method which creates an object.

Additional Resources

Factory Built Housing
The concept of factory-built housing isn’t new. Today, even conventional site-built homes are using an increasing amount of factory-assembled components. Roof and floor trusses, pre-hung doors and windows, modular cabinets and fiberglass bath and shower units are standard prefab items. Because factory-built houses are built all or partly within factory...
Tags: Article, Construction
White papers 2003-01-01
The Leather Factory, Inc. Renamed Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. Stockholders Vote Overwhelming Approval of Name Change
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Stockholders voted overwhelmingly to change the name of The Leather Factory, Inc. (AMEX: TLF) to Tandy Leather Factory, Inc. at the company's annual stockholders meeting held in Arlington, Texas yesterday.
Research articles 2005-05-24
Factory Logic Expands Board of Directors Appointing Executive from Siemens Venture Capital; Siemens Venture Capital Leads Latest Funding Round
AUSTIN, Texas -- Factory Logic, the leading provider of Lean solutions that meet the needs of the Customer Demand-Driven Factory, today announced the appointment of a new member to the Factory Logic board of directors. Joining the board is Todd Jaquez-Fissori, Investment Partner at Siemens Venture Capital SVC. This expansion...
Tags: board of directors, Siemens AG, venture capital
Research articles 2005-09-16
Winnebago Industries, Inc. Factory Tour Ranked among America's Best by Leading Travel Guide
FOREST CITY, Iowa -- Winnebago Industries' factory tour has been selected as one of the best in the U.S.A. by factory tour experts Karen Axlerod and Bruce Brumberg in the new edition of their book, Watch it Made in the U.S.A.
Tags: U.S.A., Winnebago Industries Inc.
Research articles 2007-02-05
Factory Logic Announces Enhanced Release That Delivers Expanded Lean Production Management Capabilities; Integrated Production Leveling, Supermarket, and Supplier Kanban Tools Provide Powerful Solution for Demand-Driven Manufacturers
AUSTIN, Texas -- Factory Logic, the leading provider of Lean solutions that meet the needs of the customer demand-driven factory, today announced an enhanced release, 5.4, of its Factory LogicTM Lean Operations Suite. Factory Logic's integrated Lean software solution is designed from the ground up to support demand-driven production scheduling...
Tags: supplier
Research articles 2005-11-15
Sweet Factory Introduces New Bagged Treats at 7-Eleven
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Sweet Factory today introduced its own proprietary retail line of candies to be available outside of their traditional stores. Sweet Factory has launched their proprietary Sour Madness Mini Green Apples and Chocolatey Covered Gummi Bears across nationwide 7-Eleven chains.
Tags: 7-Eleven Inc.
Research articles 2007-08-20
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Opens New Factory in China
The Factory is a Modern Production Site for Escalators and Passenger Boarding Bridges
Tags: ThyssenKrupp
Research articles 2006-11-29
Autodesk and UGS e-Factory Form Alliance to Drive the ``Virtual Factory Initiative``
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
Tags: alliance, Autodesk Inc., UGS Corp.
Research articles 2001-08-21
VF Factory Stores in Draper to be sold to Phoenix businessman
The VF Factory Stores retail center at 12101 S. Factory Outlet Road in Draper is in the process of being sold to an executive with a real estate company in Phoenix.
Tags: Phoenix Technologies
Research articles 2005-10-17
New Azipod factory.(Update)
ABB recently inaugurated a new factory in Helsinki, Finland, to optimize the production of electric Azipod propulsion systems. The new factory is ... ABB recently inaugurated a new factory in Helsinki, Finland, to optimize the production of electric Azipod propulsion systems. The new factory is...
Tags: ABB
Research articles 2007-12-01
The Cheesecake Factory Opens in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; Opening Marks the 100th Cheesecake Factory Restaurant
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. -- The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) today announced the opening of its 100th Cheesecake Factory restaurant on November 14, 2005 at Downtown at the Gardens in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The restaurant contains approximately 8,900 square feet and approximately 250 seats.
Tags: Palm Beach, Palm Inc.
Research articles 2005-11-15
DENSO and WAFCA Support Establishment of Wheelchair Manufacturing Factory in China; Factory Celebrates Grand Opening
Tokyo, Japan, July 14, 2007 - JCN Newswire - DENSO Corporation and the Wheelchairs and Friendship Center of Asia WAFCA, a Japanese non-profit organization, have supported the Chinese welfare organization, Beijing Jupeng Science & Education Development Center BJSEDC, in establishing a wheelchair manufacturing factory. The BJSEDC is the first Chinese...
Tags: Denso, manufacturing
Research articles 2007-07-14
QSR Automations Provides Kitchen Operations Technology to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- QSR AutomationsR, a leading technology provider helping businesses worldwide maximize guest delight through comprehensive hospitality automation, today announced that it is providing its ConnectSmartR Kitchen CSK system to The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated for installation in The Cheesecake FactoryR and Grand Lux CafeR restaurants. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated...
Research articles 2006-08-24
KUWAIT: PLASTIC PIPES FACTORY RECEIVED ISO AWARD.(Brief Article)
According to Al-Qabas newspaper (January 16, 2000), the director general of the Plastic Pipes Manufacturing Factory, Ms. Samia Amarneh, said that the Plastic Pipes Manufacturing Factory is the first Gulf factory to receive the ISO 9002 International According to Al-Qabas newspaper (January 16, 2000), the...
Tags: ISO
Research articles 2000-02-16
Axis Product Installed at American Apparel the Nation's Largest Garment Factory
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Axis Technologies Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets:AXTG) announced today that American Apparel, the nations largest garment factory, has included the Axis Dimming/Daylight Harvesting DDH ballast system as part of a recent lighting upgrade of their downtown Los Angeles Factory. American Apparel's 800,000 sq. ft. facility houses the company's...
Tags: Axis
Research articles 2006-12-08
IT FACTORY and Documentaal Partner to Add Microsoft Integration to IT FACTORY Business Applications for Lotus Notes
Business Editors
Tags: IBM Corp., IBM Lotus Notes, information technology
Research articles 2000-01-17
Nestle invests in Russian factory
Nestle is investing $120 million into a factory in the Krasnodar region to produce its Nescafe coffee.
Tags: Nestle
Research articles 2003-05-26
Sara Lee to shut biscuit factory?
The 136 workers employed at the Brossard biscuit factory, in the French
Tags: Sara Lee Corp.
Research articles 1998-10-08
Announcement of Layoffs at Minnesota 3M Plant Sends Town into Tailspin.(Originated from Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn.)
arriving at her factory job Tuesday and sarcastically warned him not to sell their dairy cows. The 3M factory where she assembles videotapes was shutting down. arriving at her factory job Tuesday and sarcastically warned him not to sell their dairy cows. The 3M factory where...
Tags: 3M Co., layoff
Research articles 1995-11-14
An Integrated Simulation Method to Support Virtual Factory Engineering
This paper presents a structure and architecture of an integrated simulation method ISM to meet the requirements of virtual factory engineering VFE. Combining CAD, VR and discrete event simulation techniques, the ISM provides static and dynamic simulation functions for implementation of VFE throughout the lifecycle. The dynamic simulation enables us...
Tags: Productivity, Data Management, Simulation, Storage, CAD, Technique, Databases, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software
White papers 2003-02-14
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