technical inefficiency
noun[U]
PRODUCTIONukusasituationin which acompanyor aparticularmachinefailstoproducethelargestpossiblenumberofgoodswith thetime,materials,labour, etc. that areavailable:
Thisarticleexaminesthetechnicalinefficiencyof themanufacturingindustryin the UK.
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x-inefficiency
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