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Raw material

Meaning in industrial engineering & manufacturing, with examples

nounCore term

In industrial engineering & manufacturing, raw material means: A basic material, such as steel coil, plastic granules or cotton, that a factory turns into parts or products.

In Turkish: hammadde

How it is used

Usually used in the plural (raw materials). Purchasing buys raw materials, quality checks them at incoming inspection and planning watches raw material stock. Raw material prices are a major part of product cost.

Example sentences

  1. Raw material costs went up 12% this quarter because of steel prices.

  2. We can't start the order until the raw material passes incoming inspection.

Common collocations

  • raw material cost
  • raw material stock
  • raw material supplier
  • shortage of raw materials
  • inventoryAll the materials and products a company holds: raw materials, parts, work in progress and finished goods waiting to be sold.
  • work in progressProducts that have been started but are not finished yet, such as parts waiting between machines. Often shortened to WIP.
  • finished goodsProducts that are completely made, checked and ready to be shipped or sold to customers.
  • bill of materialsA complete list of the parts, materials and quantities needed to make one unit of a product, often arranged in levels from the final product down to raw materials. Shortened to BOM.

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