plateau service produits longs

English translation: product manager, long products

17:21 Jun 22, 2012
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French term or phrase: plateau service produits longs
This is from a document on hub management for logistics. This section deals with stock management. It's EU/FR french and I am not sure of this phrase.
Company names etc are x'ed out.

Les besoins prévisionnels des clients sont transmis par les gestionnaires XXXX UK aux gestionnaires plateau service produits longs (PL) d’Hxxxxx via une réunion mensuelle.

It's not very techy and I have done a lot of logistics type documents, but I am not familiar with this at all. Any help is truly appreciated!!!
Marlene Blanshay
Canada
Local time: 17:58
English translation:product manager, long products
Explanation:
It seems this refers to the "gestionnaire de plateau" of the "service" (the particular section of the factory) that produces "produits longs",
meaning the product manager for the Long steel products section of the production line being discussed.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidérurgie#Produits_longs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_steel_products
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Michel Ange Quay
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Local time: 23:58
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4product manager, long products
Michel Ange Quay
4[management/managers] long products department/business unit
B D Finch


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product manager, long products


Explanation:
It seems this refers to the "gestionnaire de plateau" of the "service" (the particular section of the factory) that produces "produits longs",
meaning the product manager for the Long steel products section of the production line being discussed.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidérurgie#Produits_longs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_steel_products

Michel Ange Quay
France
Local time: 23:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: thanks. That makes the most sense as they are dealing with steel/metals.

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[management/managers] long products department/business unit


Explanation:
I think that "plateau service" is a long-winded way of saying "department" or "section", but it might also be equivalent to "business unit", which is rather broader and would include a number of departments/sections. However, this is not the usual term for a "business unit".

"Gestionnaires" is in the plural, which could indicate that more than one section or department is involved. In English we frequently use the collective noun "management", rather than the plural "managers".


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B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:58
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Native speaker of: English
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