capacity utilization
Definition
Extent or level to which the productive capacity of a plant, firm, or country is being used in generation of goods and services. Expressed usually as a percentage, it is computed by dividing the total capacity with the portion being utilized.
capacity utilization is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology, Planning & Scheduling and Quality Control & Management subjects.
capacity utilization appears in the definitions of the following terms: induced investment, optimized production technology (OPT), leveled production, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and full cost pricing
capacity utilization appears in these other term: capacity utilization rate
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