This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
conformisme de bon alloi
achat sur affaire/achat hors affaire

Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

fabrication

English translation:

production management

Added to glossary by Enza Longo
Jul 22, 2005 11:32
18 yrs ago
1 viewer *
French term

fabrication

French to English Marketing Advertising / Public Relations
Le projet a pour finalité la mise à disposition à l’unité d’affaire Annuaires Imprimés d’un système dédié et cohérent permettant l’organisation et le suivi de la fabrication des produits publicitaires paraissant sur les supports imprimés gérés par Pages Jaunes, ainsi que de l’envoi en parution.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 production management
4 -1 conception
3 manufacturing
3 manufacturing process
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): lenkl

When entering new questions, KudoZ askers are given an opportunity* to classify the difficulty of their questions as 'easy' or 'pro'. If you feel a question marked 'easy' should actually be marked 'pro', and if you have earned more than 20 KudoZ points, you can click the "Vote PRO" button to recommend that change.

How to tell the difference between "easy" and "pro" questions:

An easy question is one that any bilingual person would be able to answer correctly. (Or in the case of monolingual questions, an easy question is one that any native speaker of the language would be able to answer correctly.)

A pro question is anything else... in other words, any question that requires knowledge or skills that are specialized (even slightly).

Another way to think of the difficulty levels is this: an easy question is one that deals with everyday conversation. A pro question is anything else.

When deciding between easy and pro, err on the side of pro. Most questions will be pro.

* Note: non-member askers are not given the option of entering 'pro' questions; the only way for their questions to be classified as 'pro' is for a ProZ.com member or members to re-classify it.

Discussion

lenkl Jul 22, 2005:
OK, then you should say so, because most people are going to suggest "production" and we'll all be wasting our and your time.
Non-ProZ.com Jul 22, 2005:
Lenkl: I have translated fabrication as production throughout this very long document, but now I have my doubts as I have translated production(in French)also as production. I'm just wondering if there's a special term which should be used in this particular context.
lenkl Jul 22, 2005:
Are you seriously asking how to translate "fabrication"? And you know how to translate more difficult terms such as "suivi", "finalit�", "supports" or "parution"? How about giving us a hint as to what you THINK it means.

Proposed translations

+6
9 mins
Selected

production management

I used to work in graphic arts in France, and the word "fabrication" cannot be separated from "suivi de", because it's a term. To do the "suivi de fabrication" involves being in charge of the whole production process of a printed document.

http://www.gain.net/store/item.cfm?productid=456
Production Management Primer covers every aspect of the production process within a printing plant, from the roles of specific positions to cutting costs and errors.

In a series of sixteen concise chapters, the author addresses a number of topics including: the roles and responsibilities of the production manager, order entry considerations, accurate specifications, the estimate, importance of the proof, the need for production standards, cutting the high cost of errors, and the cost of idle time and how to reduce it.
Peer comment(s):
agree moya
1 min
Thanks Moya
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr
Thanks Vicky
agree Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) : agree completely with this..production management
2 hrs
Thanks Jane
agree Philippe Maillard
3 hrs
Merci Philippe
agree Brigith Guimarães
4 hrs
Merci Brigith
agree Tamara Salvio : After my previously neutral response, I agree one could reduce "organization and follow up of the production of advertising materials" to "production management of advertising materials"
23 hrs
Thanks Tamara
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks for the explanation!"
-1
3 mins

conception

or development
Peer comment(s):
disagree Tony M : In our organisation, the 'fabrication' is quite a different department from the 'conception'
32 mins
Something went wrong...
8 hrs

manufacturing

if the "produit publicitaire" is some sort of physical poster, electronic sign or outdoor advertising board, "fabrication" could well mean exactly what it normally means i.e manufacturing
Something went wrong...
1 day 1 hr

manufacturing process

since you're looking for another term than production
see GDT
Something went wrong...
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search