economy of scale

• Avantage en termes de coûts qu'une entreprise obtient lorsque la production devient plus efficace, car les coûts fixes peuvent être répartis sur un plus grand nombre d'unités, réduisant ainsi le coût unitaire.

A cost advantage that enterprises achieve when production becomes efficient, as costs can be spread over a larger number of goods, reducing the cost per unit.

1. Cost advantage from large-scale productionB2formal

   A reduction in the average cost per unit of output as the scale of production increases, due to factors like specialization, bulk purchasing, and more efficient use of resources.

   économie d'échelle

   • The company achieved significant economies of scale by building a larger factory.
   • Bulk buying of raw materials is a classic example of an economy of scale.
   • As production doubled, the cost per unit fell, demonstrating an economy of scale.