makespan

Noun

(manufacturing) the time difference between the start and finish of a sequence of jobs or tasks

Japanese Meaning

一連のジョブやタスクが開始から終了までに要する全体の経過時間

To meet the deadline, the engineers reorganized the workflow to minimize the makespan across all production lines.

締め切りに間に合わせるため、技術者たちはワークフローを再編成して全生産ラインの作業の開始から終了までの総所要時間を最小化した。

Sense（1）

(manufacturing) the time difference between the start and finish of a sequence of jobs or tasks

If we don't reduce the makespan of that product, the order won't be shipped on time.

makespans

（ plural ）