run-of-shop jobs

English translation: ordinary/everyday jobs

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English term or phrase:run-of-shop jobs
Selected answer:ordinary/everyday jobs
Entered by: BdiL

12:17 Apr 12, 2021
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / jigs
English term or phrase: run-of-shop jobs
context: "For run-of-shop jobs, toolmaking, and model work, jigs are not available. "
Is there any specific definition for "run-of-shop jobs"?
wakana M
Japan
ordinary/everyday jobs
Explanation:
This is how I get it.
M.
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BdiL
Italy
Local time: 14:44
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3 +2ordinary/everyday jobs
BdiL
3 +1Serie of , production run. orders or batch jobs
Andrew Paul Kennett
3jobs that involve moving around the workshop
philgoddard


  

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ordinary/everyday jobs


Explanation:
This is how I get it.
M.

BdiL
Italy
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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neutral  writeaway: that would be run-of-the-mill jobs
1 hr
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agree  Tony M: Yes, 'run-of-shop' is being used deliberately instead of '-mill' — not least to avoid any possible ambiguity!
19 hrs
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thank you, Yvonne

neutral  philgoddard: Tony: how do you know? Do you have any evidence?
1 day 5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Serie of , production run. orders or batch jobs


Explanation:
Job shops are typically small manufacturing businesses that handle job production, that is, custom/bespoke or semi-custom/bespoke manufacturing processes such as small to medium-size customer orders or batch jobs. Job shops typically move on to different jobs (possibly with different customers) when each job is completed. By the nature of this type of manufacturing operation, job shops are usually specialized in skill and processes. In computer science the problem of job shop scheduling is considered strongly NP-hard.

A typical example would be a machine shop, which may make parts for local industrial machinery, farm machinery and implements, boats and ships, or even batches of specialized components for the aircraft industry. Other types of common job shops are grinding, honing, jig-boring, gear manufacturing, and fabrication shops.

The opposite would be continuous flow manufactures such as textile, steel,food manufacturing and manual labor.


    Reference: http://dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr/Job%20shop/en-en...
Andrew Paul Kennett
France
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: You've cut and pasted a Wikipedia article about "job shops", but that's not the question. Also, your suggested translation doesn't make any sense.
12 mins
  -> It was used to illustrate the difference between a production line and small units or machine workshops catering for low number orders;

agree  acetran
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Sanjin Grandić
4 hrs
  -> Thank you.

disagree  Tony M: Here it means 'everyday, ordinary' — which may well be one-offs or small runs, so this would be inaccurate
18 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
jobs that involve moving around the workshop


Explanation:
In other words, that involve multiple tools and machines, or work on different components and assemblies.

This is not a common phrase, and I found only one relevant hit, which is about welding tools. I take it to mean that they're easily mobile.

Efficient - ample range for run-of-shop work; unaffected by drafts, wind, and rain
http://www.esabna.com/shared/documents/litdownloads/esabapc/...

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Entertaining idea, but I don't seriously believe that would be intended here, and has little to do with the availability of jigs etc.
17 hrs
  -> BdiL and I have both made educated guesses. However, I've provided a reference, which is one more than BdiL has.
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