production structure
/prəˈdʌkʃən ˈstrʌk.tʃər/ · prod·uc·tion struc·ture
noun
- The arrangement or organization of production processes within an industry, firm, or economy. The country's production structure shifted from agriculture to high‑tech manufacturing over the past three decades.
- The set of interrelated components such as factories, supply chains, and labor that together constitute a system of production. Improving the production structure by integrating automation reduced lead times dramatically.
Synonyms
production systemmanufacturing layoutindustrial organizationprocess architectureoperational structuresupply chain structureproduction arrangementproduction framework
Antonyms
Did you know? The term gained prominence in the 1930s with the rise of input‑output analysis, which mapped the production structure of national economies.