Example sentences for: work-in-process

How can you use “work-in-process” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The time it takes for a given item of apparel to pass through a plant is determined by the average hours of work-in-process before each operation and the total number of operations along the critical path.

  • The short-cycle plant becomes more competitive for two reasons: (1) there is less work-in-process; and (2) the finished goods inventory level necessary to satisfy retail demand for each SKU is less because the short-cycle plant can respond to actual demand more quickly.

  • To shorten the time significantly, the work-in-process in front of each of the twenty operations listed as part of the critical path would have to be reduced from a day to just several hours.

  • Both components of total inventory (work-in-process and finished goods) decrease as the most profitable production shifts to the short-cycle plant.

  • With higher values of inventory carrying costs, it is more profitable to shift more production to the quick-line plant to allow reduction in work-in-process and finished goods inventory.


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