The quantity of completed output delivered by a defined process during a stated period, expressed with clear units and counting rules.
Meaning and boundaries
This entry uses physical production throughput. It is a rate, not elapsed lead time, and differs from financial throughput-accounting uses of the word.
Why it matters in glass restoration
Evaluate whether an accepted restoration option helps release suitable work without presenting a faster polishing step as proof of higher whole-system output.
Related terms
References
- https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=919754
- https://technav.ieee.org/topic/throughput-or-production-rate/
Supplemental industry glossary · GRI-004 · Source package a011-ap