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.
This factory produces intermediate products, which are assembled into final products at another factory.
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.