speeds and feeds

French translation: processus de production optimisés

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English term or phrase:speeds and feeds
French translation:processus de production optimisés
Entered by: Johanne Dupuy

10:30 Dec 17, 2019
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Business/Commerce (general) / Electric motors
English term or phrase: speeds and feeds
I understand the proper meaning, but I can't figure out the metaphorical sense here...

Having the right “speeds and feeds” has long been the name of the game for industrial equipment (IE) companies, winning business by excelling at improving production speeds and feed rates.

“Speeds and feeds are no longer enough for IE companies to win the deal. They must move to offering customer outcomes, which requires flexibility and agility.”
Maryline Pinton
France
Local time: 19:32
Des processus de production optimisés
Explanation:
Des processus de production optimisés ne sont plus suffisants aujourd'hui...
... ces industries doivent pouvoir proposer plus à leurs clients...

Je pense que cette expression résume bien ce que veut dire le texte source : nécessité d'aller plus loin que la simple optimisation (vitesse, rendement...) de la production.
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Johanne Dupuy
France
Local time: 19:32
Grading comment
Merci Johanne
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2(ici :) caractéristiques et exigences
Michael Confais (X)
4l'amélioration de la vitesse de la production et de la vitesse d'alimentation
Jean-Paul ROSETO
4Des processus de production optimisés
Johanne Dupuy
3le savoir-faire
Zeineb Nalouti
3La vitesse et le volume
tanglsus


  

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(ici :) caractéristiques et exigences


Explanation:


Bonjour Maryline,


"The phrase "speeds and feeds" has sometimes been used metaphorically to refer to the execution details of a plan, which only skilled technicians (as opposed to designers or managers) would know." (4ème paragraphe)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speeds_and_feeds


"In the computer industry, for instance, "speeds and feeds" has no particular meaning, but it is generally used as a blanket term for the features and performance of a microprocessor or a whole computer system. I think many of the people who use this phrase in the computer industry have no idea where it came from or what it means."
https://www.cnet.com/news/speeds-and-feeds/

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Note added at 29 mins (2019-12-17 10:59:49 GMT)
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(My second quote, above, is in the very last paragraph on that web page.)

Michael Confais (X)
Germany
Local time: 19:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: But you can't really say that "having the right 'exigence' is important" — it's more about 'savoir répondre aux exigences du client'
23 mins

neutral  Christine HOUDY: Avoir de bons «flux et approvisionnements"
2 hrs

neutral  B D Finch: Il s'agit ici du sens original du phrase : "improving production speeds and feed rates".
3 hrs

agree  Samuel Clarisse
10 hrs
  -> Merci, Samuel !

agree  GILOU
18 hrs
  -> Merci, Gilou !
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
le savoir-faire


Explanation:
"le savoir-faire tout seul n'est plus suffisant pour obtenir des marchés"

Zeineb Nalouti
Tunisia
Local time: 19:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
l'amélioration de la vitesse de la production et de la vitesse d'alimentation


Explanation:
https://compassmag.3ds.com/fr/13/Industry/MANAGING-CUSTOMIZA...
Since the days of Henry Ford, mass production has dictated the manufacture of standardized products. Having the right “speeds and feeds” has long been the name of the game for industrial equipment (IE) companies, winning business by excelling at improving production speeds and feed rates.

https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/feed-rate.3011701/
Feed rate : vitesse d'alimentation.


    https://compassmag.3ds.com/fr/13/Industry/MANAGING-CUSTOMIZATION
Jean-Paul ROSETO
Local time: 19:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Des processus de production optimisés


Explanation:
Des processus de production optimisés ne sont plus suffisants aujourd'hui...
... ces industries doivent pouvoir proposer plus à leurs clients...

Je pense que cette expression résume bien ce que veut dire le texte source : nécessité d'aller plus loin que la simple optimisation (vitesse, rendement...) de la production.

Johanne Dupuy
France
Local time: 19:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Merci Johanne
Notes to answerer
Asker: Je pense que c'est bien résumé, oui. Merci !

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La vitesse et le volume


Explanation:
IMHO

tanglsus
United States
Local time: 14:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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