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noun

  • A method of manufacturing, first adopted during the Industrial Revolution, that centralizes production with machinery and a specialized division of labor in a single location.

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GM is trying to take advantage of a U.S. factory system that has excess capacity, Johnson said.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2021

The factory system used to create K-pop, Korea’s internationally successful brand of pop music, is also deeply indebted to Pearlman’s innovations.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 22, 2016

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  • industrial production
  • mechanized labor
  • the mill model
  • centralized manufacturing

Possible Antonyms

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  • the guild method
  • cottage industry
  • home-based work
  • decentralized labor
  • putting-out system

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