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flux tendu

English translation: just-in-time flow

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French term or phrase:flux tendu
English translation:just-in-time flow
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10:52 Jul 11, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
French term or phrase: flux tendu
La logistique en flux tendu vise à supprimer les stocks et approvisionner en juste à temps.
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Iraq
Local time: 12:11
just-in-time flow
Explanation:
Robert & Collins
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kashew
France
Local time: 12:11
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10just-in-time flow
kashew
4lean
Kari Foster


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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
just-in-time flow


Explanation:
Robert & Collins

kashew
France
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Uma Hariharan: Just-in-time logistics for logistique en flux tendu. flow is not required.
2 mins
agree  David BUICK
3 mins
agree  Tony M: Yes, and I second Uma's comment
9 mins
agree  Jack Dunwell: "just-in-time production" per Gloss Compt et Financier=OK
10 mins
agree  narasimha (X)
28 mins
agree  Rob Grayson: Agree with both Uma and fourth
29 mins
agree  myrden
1 hr
agree  Charles Hawtrey (X): Agreed with Uma and fourth, except replace 'production' with 'logistics'
1 hr
agree  Philippe Etienne
5 hrs
agree  Radu DANAILA
2 days 4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lean


Explanation:
lean logistics (in this case); you can also have 'lean manufacturing' when talking about production.

This is offered as an alternative, since kashew's answer (JIT) is correct. I think 'lean' is a newer piece of jargon -- at least, I became aware of it more recently.

Kari Foster
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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