Production vs Inventory - What's the difference?
production | inventory |
The act of producing, making or creating something.
The act of bringing something forward, out etc. for use or consideration.
* 1910 , , "The Lost Sanjak", Reginald in Russia :
the act of being produced
the total amount produced
the presentation of a theatrical work
an occasion or activity made more complicated than necessary
that which is manufactured or is ready for manufacturing in volume (as opposed to a prototype or conceptual model)
The act of lengthening out or prolonging.
(operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business
(operations) a detailed list of all of the items on hand
(operations) the process of producing or updating such a list
(lb) A space containing the available to a character for immediate use.
(operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.
As nouns the difference between production and inventory
is that production is the act of producing, making or creating something while inventory is (operations) the stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.As a verb inventory is
(operations) to take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.production
English
Noun
(en noun)- The widget making machine is being used for production now.
- I tramped to a neighbouring market-town, and, late as the hour was, the production of a few shillings procured me supper and a night's lodging in a cheap coffee-house.
- The widgets are coming out of production now.
- They hope to increase spaghetti production next year.
- We went to a production of Hamlet.
- He made a simple meal into a huge production .
- This is the final production model.
Derived terms
* production lineinventory
English
(wikipedia inventory)Noun
(inventories)- Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
- The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.
- This month's inventory took nearly three days.
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
(en-verb)- The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.