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Ecrêtage

English translation: (production) smoothing

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French term or phrase:Ecrêtage
English translation:(production) smoothing
Entered by: Sonya Mountford-Jones

10:18 Aug 7, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Printing & Publishing
French term or phrase: Ecrêtage
Ecrêtage régulier de production
Dans le cadre d’un écrêtage régulier, la production habituelle quotidienne, est conservée en interne et les pointes de production sont externalisées.
Ici aussi, le but recherché par les émetteurs est économique.
Un ‘rightsizing’ des moyens internes de production (matériel et humain) est une source d’économie.
A titre d’exemple, des banquiers vont conserver en interne la production de leurs relevés bancaires quotidiens et externaliser les pointes de production décadaires et mensuelles.
L ’écrêtage régulier de production garantit implicitement à l’émetteur la possibilité de mettre en œuvre un plan de reprise d’activité, pour les applications concernées, en cas de sinistre grave sur son propre site de production.

I've looked at the various glossary entries for this term but I'm not sure how to translate it in this context. Can anyone help with the English equivalent or explain what it means here?
Many thanks.
Sonya Mountford-Jones
Local time: 00:39
(production) smoothing
Explanation:
"Production smoothing is one of the most important tactical planning activities for the efficient operation of mixed-product just-in-time (JIT) manufac..."
www.informaworld.com/smpp/2016175926-1909282/content~conten...

"DP1697 Inventories, Production Smoothing and the Shape of the Cost Function ... over-simplified specification of the production technology may account for ..."
www.cepr.org/pubs/new-dps/dplist.asp?dpno=1697

"To determine the extent of real-world production smoothing, economist André Mollick has collated published performance figures available for the Japanese ..."
kn.theiet.org/magazine/reports/lean-manufacturing/smooth-smart.cfm
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 01:39
Grading comment
Thanks for your help on this one
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2(production) smoothing
B D Finch
4 +1lopping off
kashew


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lopping off


Explanation:
Robert & Collins Man. Dic.

kashew
France
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Right meaning, though I feel mildly uncomfortable using it in this exact context.
18 mins
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(production) smoothing


Explanation:
"Production smoothing is one of the most important tactical planning activities for the efficient operation of mixed-product just-in-time (JIT) manufac..."
www.informaworld.com/smpp/2016175926-1909282/content~conten...

"DP1697 Inventories, Production Smoothing and the Shape of the Cost Function ... over-simplified specification of the production technology may account for ..."
www.cepr.org/pubs/new-dps/dplist.asp?dpno=1697

"To determine the extent of real-world production smoothing, economist André Mollick has collated published performance figures available for the Japanese ..."
kn.theiet.org/magazine/reports/lean-manufacturing/smooth-smart.cfm

B D Finch
France
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks for your help on this one

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Cassell
49 mins
  -> Thanks Martin
agree  Sophie Roger
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Sophie
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