UNIT 5

artisan (ship)

made in a traditional, skilled, and often handmade way

assembly line

a production process where products are built step by step as they move along a line

automation

automatisering

mass produced

in massa geproduceerd

handmade

handgemaakt

(handi)craft

things made by hand, often artistic or traditional

division of labour

everyone does a different job in a process

homegrown

lokaal geproduceerd / zelfgekweekt

labour-intensive

needing a lot of human work and effort

on-site production

productie ter plaatse

(over)capacity

(over)capaciteit

(over)production

overproductie

production manager

productiemanager

production plant

productiefabriek, a factory where goods are made on a large scale

quality control

kwaliteitscontrole

standardization

standaardisatie

tool

gereedschap / hulpmiddel

workshop

werkplaats

industrial processes

how factories make things

to collect

verzamelen

to store

opslaan

to transfer

overbrengen

to transform

omvormen / transformeren

to compress

to make something smaller, samenpersen

to reuse

hergebruiken

to recycle

recyclen / hergebruiken

equipment

apparatuur

to generate

genereren / opwekken

tit-for-tat

doing the same thing back to someone (good or bad)

to put pen to paper

to write something down

to cash in on

profiteren van

to ink an agreement

een overeenkomst ondertekenen

to curb (one’s) reliance

de afhankelijkheid beperken, to make someone less dependent on something

to de-risk ties

relaties minder risicovol maken

to inject new momentum

to give something a boost so it speeds up or improves

to come to grips

to begin to understand or deal with a difficult situation (leren omgaan met)

to ramp up

to make something bigger, faster, or more intense

pronounced

very noticeable or obvious

to break a habit

een gewoonte doorbreken

to dominate

domineren / overheersen

disruptions

verstoringen

supremacy

being above all others in power or control (supranatinae bevoegdheid)

offshore

to move business activities to another country

friend-shoring

productie verplaatsen naar bevriende landen, doing business with friendly and trusted countries