the factory floor
noun
: the part of a factory among the ordinary workers where products are made
There's talk on the factory floor about a possible strike.
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That labor was more likely to be located on the plantation or at the docks than on the factory floor, the site so central to classical Marxist theory.
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Adom Getachew, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
The company has made some changes, including expanding training for new hires to 14 weeks from 10 weeks; helping managers spend more time on the factory floor and less time in meetings; increasing inspections at Boeing and at a top supplier, and ordering more tools and equipment.
—Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Al Ezell, who has stage 4 lung cancer and works at the battery plant, said last month that he was disciplined for having his phone on the factory floor, despite having permission to check it.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 May 2024
Last year, the odds strongly favored a veteran insider, and like all its CEOs from the past two decades, not anyone bringing deep experience on the factory floor.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Union naysayers on the factory floor Within the Mercedes plant, there are workers warning about the potential pitfalls of unionization.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Worker-Directed Process Improvements Digital twins are mapping entire manufacturing plants with various sensors, enhancing the data flowing from the factory floor.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
During Shanghai’s 2022 lockdown, some Tesla workers slept on the factory floor.
—John Liu, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The culture on the factory floor was, ‘This is production.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
Adom Getachew, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
The company has made some changes, including expanding training for new hires to 14 weeks from 10 weeks; helping managers spend more time on the factory floor and less time in meetings; increasing inspections at Boeing and at a top supplier, and ordering more tools and equipment.
—Niraj Chokshi, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Al Ezell, who has stage 4 lung cancer and works at the battery plant, said last month that he was disciplined for having his phone on the factory floor, despite having permission to check it.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 17 May 2024
Last year, the odds strongly favored a veteran insider, and like all its CEOs from the past two decades, not anyone bringing deep experience on the factory floor.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Union naysayers on the factory floor Within the Mercedes plant, there are workers warning about the potential pitfalls of unionization.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Worker-Directed Process Improvements Digital twins are mapping entire manufacturing plants with various sensors, enhancing the data flowing from the factory floor.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
During Shanghai’s 2022 lockdown, some Tesla workers slept on the factory floor.
—John Liu, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The culture on the factory floor was, ‘This is production.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
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