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すり合わせ

English translation: Coordination, fine-tune

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Japanese term or phrase:すり合わせ
English translation:Coordination, fine-tune
Entered by: Troy Fowler

03:27 Oct 10, 2006
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Japanese term or phrase: すり合わせ
What does the term "すり合わせ" mean when it comes to economics and technology?

Here is the entire section (second line):
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デジタル機器の産業構造は、生産量の増大とともにモジュール化・水平分業化へ向かうことが余儀なくされ、日本企業が得意としてきたすり合わせと垂直統合化による高付加価値、製品差別化の戦略実施が容易ではない性質を持つ。換言すれば、コモディティ化への対応のために質だけではなく量の拡大が同時に要求され、両立させた企業のみが勝ち残っていく。

The term also appears in the following short phrase:
すり合わせ技術の偏在化
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Any suggetions would be appreciated.
Troy Fowler
United States
Local time: 07:38
Coordination
Explanation:
One of my clients uses this term very frequently. This company uses in the situation such as "Department A will coordinate with Department B in this particular issue." This may not be what you are looking for, but this is my suggestion. Hofefully, other translators will have more suggestions.
Selected response from:

Teruo (Terry) Ogawa
United States
Local time: 10:38
Grading comment
Thanks for your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7Coordination
Teruo (Terry) Ogawa
3 +2series of face-to-face meetings to assure everyone is on the same page
Yasu Hosomatsu
5 -1Smoothening (Running in)
karmarkara
3integral type
snowbees
1Concurrent Engineering/Technology
V N Ganesh
1fine-tuning
cinefil


Discussion entries: 2





  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Coordination


Explanation:
One of my clients uses this term very frequently. This company uses in the situation such as "Department A will coordinate with Department B in this particular issue." This may not be what you are looking for, but this is my suggestion. Hofefully, other translators will have more suggestions.

Teruo (Terry) Ogawa
United States
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sigmalanguage: It probably means the coordination of specifications between a large assembly company and smaller parts suppliers like Toyota and its numerous parts manufacturers.
32 mins
agree  Kurt Hammond
2 hrs
agree  Katsunori Higuchi
3 hrs
agree  casey
6 hrs
agree  Roger Johnson: Hofefully??? Let`s check the spelling on that!
9 hrs
  -> It was very late in the evening. Sorry.
agree  conejo: In this context, "coordinate" is probably best. The figurative nuance is to grind down or polish off or adjust the rough edges until all is in agreement/harmony.
2 days 15 hrs
agree  Marc Ward: Agree. The process of two groups working together to improve a product / service before it is finalized.
2 days 23 hrs
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
series of face-to-face meetings to assure everyone is on the same page


Explanation:
This is too wordy, I know. It could simply be "seeking a consensus". Or, as Terry Ogawa says, "coordination" might do, also. Please also see the link to a ProZ posting on "すり合わせ会議" from a few years ago below. The second link contains a discussion about "すり合わせ" vs. "組み合わせ", which might shed more light on the meaning of "すり合わせ"



    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/708025
    Reference: http://www.itmedia.co.jp/enterprise/0311/17/epn11.html
Yasu Hosomatsu
Local time: 07:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Japanese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kurt Hammond: hey, that's my question! :-) ...
2 hrs
agree  casey
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Concurrent Engineering/Technology


Explanation:
Concurrent Engineering is increasingly being adopted by organisations to improve quality, reducecosts and reduce the time-to-market of new products. These benefits require team members from all stages of the development process to work together so that tasks, wherever possible, are run in parallel to provide the shortest critical path.Concurrent Engineering is a complex process involving design co-operation between engineers from different disciplines, different teams and different sites. Engineering products tend to be structurally complex and are made up of many levels of individual and combined components such as assemblies, sub-systems, and systems......

Using Workflow Technology in a System to Support Concurrent Engineering ... The overall process of developing a new product will be unique for each ...
www.stateframe.com/documents/cardiffcase.pdf -

V N Ganesh
Local time: 20:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 29
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
fine-tuning


Explanation:
fine-tune
【3】(望ましい方向に)(微)調整する.
ランダムハウス英語辞典


cinefil
Japan
Local time: 23:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 142
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Smoothening (Running in)


Explanation:
Running in, is the actual term used in case of new engine testing etc.

i.e. when two moving parts are to function mutually, some time has to be allowed to lapse till both of them adjust with each other, like piston in cyl of the new engine etc.

I have used this in both the context in Suzuki & Maruti.



In the presently given context it actually means smoothening.

This term comes from engine assy.

karmarkara
Local time: 20:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MarathiMarathi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  casey: We're not talking about engines or automotives in this case. Are you reading the question or the answers?
1 hr
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3 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
integral type


Explanation:
キーワード：すり合わせ、　自動車　組立て

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Note added at 3 days9 hrs (2006-10-13 13:11:28 GMT)
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統合（インテグラル）型・すり合わせ型』という特性を持つ自動車部品の開発は、他. の部品との機能的・構造的な関係だけでは ... に関連する一定の部品を「かたまり」としてある程度大きな単位にあらかじめ組立て、自. 動車メーカーの組立ラインに供給 ...
www.tohoku.meti.go.jp/kikaku/report/jidosyakanren/1.pdf - 関連ページ


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Note added at 3 days9 hrs (2006-10-13 13:14:46 GMT)
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Click the above pdf and see page 7.

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Note added at 3 days18 hrs (2006-10-13 21:58:14 GMT)
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製品アーキテクチャには大きく分けて『すり合わせ（インテグラル）型』すなわち部品設計を相互調整することにより製品毎に最適設計して製品全体の性能を出す方式と、『組み合わせ（モジュラー）型』すなわち部品間のインタフェースを標準化して、各部品を寄せ集めて多様な製品を作る方式がある。さて
検索キーワード：すり合わせ　インテグラル　自動車

snowbees
Local time: 23:38
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 20
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