assembly-line production
nounUK /əˈsɛmbli laɪn prəˈdʌkʃən/
US /əˈsɛmbli laɪn prəˈdʌkʃən/
A way of making things where each worker does one small job as the product moves past them.
The toy factory uses assembly-line production to make thousands of cars each day.
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2. A manufacturing system in which interchangeable parts are added in sequence along a moving line.
Henry Ford's assembly-line production cut the time needed to build a car.
3. Any process where tasks are split into fixed steps performed in a set order.
The film studio treated animation like assembly-line production, with each artist handling one stage.
4. The output or volume produced by such a system.
Assembly-line production doubled last quarter after the new machines arrived.