shop floor

noun

British

: the area where products are made in a factory

proper safety procedures for the shop floor

also : the workers in a factory

managerial control of the shop floor

Examples of shop floor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Boeing is not the only company in the aviation industry that’s lost a lot of experience on the shop floor. —

Joel Rose, NPR, 27 June 2024 Store assistants know exactly where an item is in store, even if it hasn’t been fully processed and moved to the shop floor, VF says. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2024 Even so, Gitlin’s not the guy to fix the mechanics on the shop floor. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024 Despite Baxter’s ease of use, how will factory owners and workers react when the machine gets rolled onto their shop floor? —

Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2012 By focusing on excelling in his current job and being the best within his cohort, the promotions (from shop floor manager to CEO) swiftly followed. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024 Change happens from both the top down and the bottom up… including through a team of Lean Champions that act as change agents on the shop floor. —

Natan Linder, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 TimeDome’s shop floor tiles also now features the pattern, accenting the curved double staircase with cast terrazzo treads suspended in the air. —

Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2023 For example, some smart robots can act as autonomous lifts or yard trucks, or manual loaders to transport goods on the shop floor. —

Doug Lawson, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023

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