Kosten-Ressourcen, Personenjahre, Durchlaufzeit, W

English translation: see below

05:35 Jun 5, 2000
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Computers: Software
German term or phrase: Kosten-Ressourcen, Personenjahre, Durchlaufzeit, W
Hi, we are currently working on a computer programm which deals with finance. Any suggestions?
Thanks Roisin
Lohoff&Partner
English translation:see below
Explanation:
* Kosten-Ressourcen = cost resources * Personenjahre = person/year * Durchlaufzeit = throughput/operating/flow/production/machining/pass time * Wegezeit = travel/home-to-office/site-to-quarters time * Liegezeit = idle period or lay time/days or docking/turnaround time - - - Eichborn & Hamblock/Wessels
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Dan McCrosky (X)
nacost/resources, person years, processing time
Ed Colaianni
naPersonenjahre - "Man/years"
Lu Tyree
naPersonenjahre - "Man/years"
Lu Tyree
nacomment to man years
Dan McCrosky (X)


  

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47 mins
see below


Explanation:
* Kosten-Ressourcen = cost resources * Personenjahre = person/year * Durchlaufzeit = throughput/operating/flow/production/machining/pass time * Wegezeit = travel/home-to-office/site-to-quarters time * Liegezeit = idle period or lay time/days or docking/turnaround time - - - Eichborn & Hamblock/Wessels

Dan McCrosky (X)
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2 hrs
cost/resources, person years, processing time


Explanation:
"Kosten-Ressourcen" "cost resources" sounds a bit funny, perhaps cost/resources is meant (i.e. cost vs. resources)

"Personenjahre" means "person years"

"Durchlaufzeit" is "processing time"

Ed Colaianni
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8 hrs
Personenjahre - "Man/years"


Explanation:
In finance speak one talks of man /hours or man / years when quantifying from a quantified time by the no. of people by the period (eg 8hours x 102 people x 46 weeks would give man hours per year).



Lu Tyree
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8 hrs
Personenjahre - "Man/years"


Explanation:
In finance speak one talks of man /hours or man / years when quantifying from a quantified time by the no. of people by the period (eg 8hours x 102 people x 46 weeks would give man hours per year).



Lu Tyree
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1 day 6 hrs
comment to man years


Explanation:
How do you folks know they are all men?

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