production control
noun
: systematic planning, coordinating, and directing of all manufacturing activities and influences to ensure having goods made on time, of adequate quality, and at reasonable cost
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Roll out in phases, and connect AI to production controls.
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Saurabh Gupta, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
The 266,000 square-foot development boasts six soundstages with production control room facilities and 145,000 square feet of production support space, offices and onsite parking.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The agreement is meant to fund the planning, design and purchase of some materials for improvements to the club lounges, suites, escalators and video production control room as construction is scheduled to begin in February.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Streaming platforms have also perfected the art of production control, often finalizing all scripts before shooting begins to optimize scheduling and budgets.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Across several banks of screens in a small TV production control room, a group of American pundits are screaming at each other.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent investigations have revealed serious production control problems within Boeing’s supply chain operations.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
The Minnesota Ballpark Authority (MBA), the public body that owns and operates the ballpark, will tap its capital improvement fund for $7.6 million for the first phase of the project: tearing apart and replacing the production control room.
—Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune, 15 July 2021
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Saurabh Gupta, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
The 266,000 square-foot development boasts six soundstages with production control room facilities and 145,000 square feet of production support space, offices and onsite parking.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The agreement is meant to fund the planning, design and purchase of some materials for improvements to the club lounges, suites, escalators and video production control room as construction is scheduled to begin in February.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Streaming platforms have also perfected the art of production control, often finalizing all scripts before shooting begins to optimize scheduling and budgets.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Across several banks of screens in a small TV production control room, a group of American pundits are screaming at each other.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent investigations have revealed serious production control problems within Boeing’s supply chain operations.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
The Minnesota Ballpark Authority (MBA), the public body that owns and operates the ballpark, will tap its capital improvement fund for $7.6 million for the first phase of the project: tearing apart and replacing the production control room.
—Rochelle Olson, Star Tribune, 15 July 2021
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“Production control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/production%20control. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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