production engineering
nounUK /prəˈdʌkʃən ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/
US /prəˈdʌkʃən ˌɛndʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/
Production engineering is the job of figuring out the best way to make things in a factory.
The company hired a production engineering team to speed up the assembly line.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The branch of engineering that designs and improves manufacturing processes and systems.
She studied production engineering before joining the automotive plant.
3. The planning and management of the steps needed to turn raw materials into finished products.
Production engineering reduced waste by reorganizing the workflow.
4. The technical field focused on making production faster, safer, and cheaper.
Advances in production engineering lowered the cost of the device.