#144 Production Management 1

Key Word

lean manufacturing: a methodology that focuses on minimizing waste within manufacturing systems while simultaneously maximizing productivity

lean: 군살 없는

In the super-competitive future, lean manufacturing will make more sense and be more indispensable than ever.

make more sense: it well be better to you than any other strategies.

indispensable: 없어서는 안 될, 필수적인

 

sweep the globe: quickly spread through and influence an area

New ideas and technology that sweep the globe are nowadays called game-changers.

 

brutal economy: a significant decline in economic activity

Our company has two essential strategies to thrive in today’s brutal economy.

 

swings in the stock market: a fluctuation in the value of an asset, liability or account

We have seen triple-digit swings in the stock market.

 

production run: all of the processes necessary to manufacture a certain product. 생산 공정

There is already a waiting list with the first production run of 1,000.

Dialouge

A: Hi, Jacinta. What do you think about the new production schedule? 

B: Well, price-matching in this brutal economy has made our profit margin razor-thin.

price-matching: 가격 흥정

razor-thin: 면도칼 두께, 아주 얇은

 

A: On top of that, the markets have been so volatile. Every day sees a new swing in the stock market.

volatile [ ˈvɑːlətl ]: 변덕스러운

B: Luckily, we’ve shown resilience, and our pace of innovation has kept us ahead of the trend.

 

A: Also, management was smart to invest in lean manufacturing. Now we don’t have too much capital tied up.

capital: 자본금, 자금

capital tie-up: 자본 제휴

B: We’re faster, too. I’m starting to love this just- in-time production! At first, it was stressing me out!

stress out: 스트레스 받게 하다.

 

A: Likewise, initially I also felt hobbled by this demand because we were not quite ready for it. However, it seems to be a megatrend sweeping the globe.

hobble: 방해하다. 다리를 절다.

B: It sure is a game-changer! We should not only emulate the best practices and products but unveil our own ideas from time to time. 

emulate: (흠모하는 대상을) 모방하다.

 

A: With production runs becoming shorter, faster, and more complex, I feel like my mind needs to be the same way!

B: Tell me about it!

Tell me about it!: 내말이

Feedback

Original: My brother will graduate school in New York, and my mother and I live in Seoul, Korea, and my brother sent us invitation for the graduation ceremony, but not only to me, but also my parents and my grandparents, and my grandparents are really weak; they are not healthy. 

Better: My brother will graduate from college in New York, and my mother and I live in Seoul, Korea. The issue started when my brother invited us to the graduation ceremoney, but he did not only invited me; he also invited my parents and grandparents, but my grand parents are really weak and they are not healthy.

 

Original: My grandparents was excited because they think they can go to New York for the graduation ceremony, and they can go to New York for the first time; go to the USA for the first time, so they are really eager to go there before they are die.

Better: My gradparents are excited because they think they will be able to travel to New York for the graduation cremoney, and they will be seeing New York and visiting the United States for the first time, so they are eager to go there before they die.

 

Original: I'm very happy that my brother will graduate the school, but it's very hard for me serve the; I have to treat my grandparents and my mother during the long trip, and I have to do it by myself only only myself.

Better: I'm very happy that my brother will graduate from college, but it's very hard for me to cater to everyone. I have to treat my grand parents and my mother during this long trip, and I have todo it all by my self.

 

Original: Did you remember that I had the graduation ceremony issue with my brother?

Better: Do you remember that I had an issue with my brother about his graduation ceremony in New York?

 

Original: My grandparents decided that they gave up the trip to New York because, I think, they consider it for a little long time because I think they recognized that they are not healthy enough to endure long flight trip and the inconvenience in the different country. So they give up the travel to New York, and I think only my family will attend the ceremony.

 

Better: My grandparents chose to give up the idea of going on a trip to New York because, I think, they thought about it for a long time and realized that they were not healthy enough to endure that long trip and the inconvenience of being in a different country. So they gave up their trip to New York, and I think only my nuclear family will attend the cremony. nuclear family : 핵가족

 

Original: I think this is meaningful subject, especially this period, you know, the AI, artificial intelligence, is really hot issue.

Better: I think this is an important topic, especially at this time when AI, or artificial intelligence, is a really hot topic.