noun
intermediate product; partly finished product
Technical term used in manufacturing and supply chains for goods that have undergone some processing but are not yet final products.
この工場では中間製品を生産し、別の工場で最終製品に組み立てる。
This factory produces intermediate products, which are assembled into final products at another factory.
中間製品の在庫管理は、生産計画において重要だ。
Inventory management of partly finished products is important in production planning.
Compound of 中間 (intermediate) and 製品 (product). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard Sino-Japanese word formation patterns.