BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Production
- the processes and techniques used in making a product.
- Also known as Manufacturing
Wiktionary Definition for: Production
- #the act of produce producing
- Ex: ''The widget making machine is being used for '''production''' now.''
- #the act of being produced
- Ex: ''The widgets are coming out of '''production''' now.''
- #the total amount produced
- Ex:''They hope to increase spaghetti '''production''' next year.''
- #the presentation of a theatrical work
- Ex:''We went to a '''production''' of Hamlet.''
- #an occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary
- Ex:''He made a simple meal into a huge '''production'''.''
- #that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model)
- Ex:''This is the final '''production''' model.''
- production
Additional Resources
- New Insurance Policies Help Agencies Control Ad-Production Costs
- NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- A few years ago Dianne Richter, an ad agency veteran who's clocked time in the broadcast departments of shops such as JWT, Y&R and Saatchi & Saatchi, found herself on a nightmare of a commercial shoot. While driving to location, police had blocked the production team's...
- News items 2009-11-08
- Whiting Petroleum Beats on Production, Ups Guidance
- Earnings Call ExcerptPre Call Note Key Points: 3Q09 Production above the upper end of guidance Production guidance raised Biggest IP for a Bakken well in company history (> 4,700 BOEpd) The 3Q Numbers: Production of 5.13 MMBOE (55,761 BOEpd), above...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-28
- U.S. Not Keeping Pace With Foreign Rivals on Solar Production
- Despite a dramatic increase in solar cell production in the United States last year -- up 48 percent to 266 megawatts -- the nation's share of global production and installations continued to fall in 2007, according to the latest Vital Signs Update from the Worldwatch Institute, produced in collaboration with...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Tools to Chart Mexico's Declining Oil Production
- Gregor Macdonald submits: For those of you who’d like to stay more up to date on the decline of Mexican oil production, a situation that is quite serious despite lack of Western media attention, today’s post offers up a framework for understanding the monthly oil production figures, and then...
- External links 2009-09-28
- Mixed Bag: Chevron Q3 Earnings Up on Production, Refining Biz Flat
- Chevron expects its third-quarter earnings to be "significantly" higher than the second quarter thanks to higher crude oil prices, increased U.S. production and $400 million of gains related to the approval of the massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas project offshore Western Australia. It's downstream business is a...
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Toyota to halt production in California plant
- Toyota said on Thursday that it would halt production next March at a California assembly plant that it has operated in partnership with General Motors for the past 25 years. The decision marks the first time that the Japanese carmaker has reduced capacity in North America. "We have determined that...
- News items 2009-08-27
- Toyota to End California Plant Production
- By David Bailey and John Crawley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will end production at a California plant it has shared with General Motors for 25 years, prompting regret and criticism from labor and politicians facing more job losses in an industry and a state pummeled by recession. The...
- News items 2009-08-27
- Production Scheduling Validity in High Level Supply Chain Models
- Although they focus on the big picture, high level supply chain models cannot gloss over the capacity of production nodes to meet production allocations. Capacity is not simply a reflection of equipment production rates. Short runs drive down utilization by increasing total time lost to changeovers. Multistage plants require coordination...
- White papers 2001-11-14
- Shielding Production: An Essential Step in Production Control
- Effective production control systems are structured around the assignment as the unit of analysis. The quality of work assignments to production units such as construction crews and engineering squads is the key to production control and a key factor determining production unit productivity. Research has revealed that the quality of...
- White papers 2003-05-01
- Restart at DuPont: HMD production for nylon resumes at plant.(DuPont Nylon resumes hexamethylenediamine production at Orange, Texas facility)(Brief Article)
- DuPont Nylon resumed production of hexamethylenediamine HMD on June 1 at its Orange, Texas plant, two weeks ahead of schedule after a May 7 fire destroyed critical production equipment. HMD is a key intermediate in the production of nylon. DuPont Nylon resumed production of hexamethylenediamine...
- Research articles 1997-06-09
- Bye bye, Beantown. (Production).(NBC Enterprises closing production near Boston)(Brief Article)
- NBC Enterprises is shutting down Hearst-Argyle's production facility near Boston and moving production of several shows to elsewhere. The production of Rebeccas Garden, featuring Rebecca Kolls right, will move to Detroit, where it will be produce NBC Enterprises is shutting down Hearst-Argyle's production ...
- Research articles 2003-06-09
- Rio Tinto Ups Bomtes.(RIO TINTO BORAX boosts production efficiencies at its zinc borate production facilities by over 30%)
- RIO TINTO BORAX, a producer of relined borates, has hiked production efficiencies at its zinc borate production facilities by over 30 percent. ... RIO TINTO BORAX, a producer of relined borates, has hiked production efficiencies at its zinc borate production facilities by over 30 percent....
- Research articles 1998-05-18
- SVA, NEC BUILDS CHINA'S FIRST 5G LCD PRODUCTION LINE
- AsiaInfo Services 05-03-2004 SVA, NEC Builds China's First 5G LCD Production Line SHANGHAI, May 03, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- The first 5G TFT-LCD production line in China will begin its trial production this October, andthe mass production AsiaInfo Services...
- Research articles 2004-05-03
- Ford Grits Teeth, Cuts Truck Production
- Ford Motor is widely reported to be cutting back on production of big SUVs, on top of cuts announced earlier. As painful as it must be, it's more evidence that the Detroit 3 are sticking to their common-sense strategy of cutting production to match demand. The traditional...
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Production Delays Plague Foundation Coal
- The Company: Foundation Coal Holdings, a primary producer of steam coal to United States utilities for use in generating electricity. The Filing: FORM 8-K filed with the SEC on October 22, 2008. The Finding: Based on the current operating environment, Foundation Coal is cutting its full-year...
- Blog posts 2008-10-22
- 2010 Toyota Hybrid Camry Enters Pilot Production At Altona Plant
- FOLLOWING THE UNVEILING of the Hybrid Camry Concept Vehicle at the Melbourne Motor Show earlier this year, pilot production of the Hybrid Camry has begun at Toyota's Altona assembly plant in Victoria today. Full-scale production is scheduled to begin in December, with the pilot production phase seeing a small number...
- News items 2009-08-31
- Life Insurance and the Value of Spouses: Labor Supply Vs. Household Production
- To understand women's decision on labor market participation, it is crucial to correctly measure the value of household production as well as earning ability. Researchers have attempted to measure home production and other nonmarket activity by looking at the amount of time devoted to nonmarket production or the amount of...
- White papers 2005-11-01
- USDA expects increase in hay production
- In its Oct. 12 crop production report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service NASS pegged 2004 alfalfa production slightly higher than 2003 and other hay production up 10% from year ago. In its Oct. 12 crop production report, the U.S. Department...
- Research articles 2004-10-18
- NEP taps Sony. (Cutting Edge).(DVS-9000 digital production switcher)(Brief Article)
- Mobile production company NEP has installed Sony's DVS-9000 digital production switcher in the Columbia 08 Mobile Production truck it purchased from Action Sports Cable Network. According to George Hoover, NEP senior vice president of operations an Mobile production company NEP has installed Sony's DVS-9000...
- Research articles 2003-06-02
- Citadel expands HBO's production presence. (Citadel Entertainment Inc.; Home Box Office Inc.)
- Citadel Expands HBO's Production Presence New York - Home Box Office Inc. has bought the TV movie library and production facilities of Citadel Entertainment Inc., a Hollywood development and production company that has produced numerous movies a Citadel Expands HBO's Production...
- Research articles 1991-08-26
