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semi-finished product; work in progress; intermediate product
A product that has gone through some stages of manufacturing but is not yet a finished good ready for sale. It may be sold to another manufacturer for further processing or stored as inventory.
半製品を別の工場に送る。
Send the semi-finished products to another factory.
半製品の在庫管理が課題になっている。
Inventory management of semi-finished products has become an issue.
この会社は半製品を輸入し、国内で最終加工を行っている。
This company imports semi-finished products and does the final processing domestically.
A compound of 半 (half, semi-) and 製品 (manufactured product). Used in manufacturing, accounting, and supply chain contexts. In accounting, semi-finished goods are classified as inventory.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 半製品の在庫: semi-finished product inventory
- 半製品を加工する: to process semi-finished products
- 半製品倉庫: semi-finished product warehouse
- 半製品の段階: semi-finished stage
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 完成品: finished product — a product ready for sale or use
- 仕掛品: work in process — an accounting term for products still on the production line
- 原材料: raw materials — materials that have not yet undergone any manufacturing