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noun
A business or facility specializing in the manufacture or fabrication of parts in relatively small quantities, produced to the specifications or requirements supplied by the customer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A production unit that processes jobs each of which requires processing at multiple workstations, in any order, which processing may vary in time taken at each workstation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: production management
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noun
An agency that supplies technical personnel usually on short-term temporary contracts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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