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produit d'offre, produit de demande

English translation: supply- /demand-led product

15:39 Jun 7, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / Marketing
French term or phrase: produit d'offre, produit de demande
For instance:
D’ordinaire la presse est un produit d’offre : on descend des exemplaires vers le public, à des endroits où il est susceptible de les acheter. Le dernier numéro de Charlie Hebdo était un produit de demande, nous avions besoin de satisfaire des commandes dans un système qui n’est pas prévu pour en enregistrer.

From which I surmise that:
Produit d'offre = A product that the supplier puts on sale in the hope that a customer will come along and buy it
Produit de demande = A product that the customer specifically asks for, in the hope that the supplier can provide it.

Is there a similar pairing in English? The literal translations "supply product" and "demand product" don't ring true to me. In my context, I could substitute "standard product" and "custom product", but it seems to me that that's not precisely the same distinction.
Steve Robbie
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:55
English translation:supply- /demand-led product
Explanation:
I think you have to include "supply" and "demand", because that's what "offre" and "demande" mean. The addition of "-led" makes the meaning a little clearer. People buy a supply-led product because it's put in front of their noses on street corners, whereas if it's demand-led, they actually make an effort to obtain it.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thanks. Both answers are good, but this is what I'll go with.
I had been wondering whether these were terms that had a particular name in economics literature, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4supply-driven vs. demand-driven product
Rob Grayson
4 +2supply- /demand-led product
philgoddard


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
produit d\'offre, produit de demande
supply- /demand-led product


Explanation:
I think you have to include "supply" and "demand", because that's what "offre" and "demande" mean. The addition of "-led" makes the meaning a little clearer. People buy a supply-led product because it's put in front of their noses on street corners, whereas if it's demand-led, they actually make an effort to obtain it.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thanks. Both answers are good, but this is what I'll go with.
I had been wondering whether these were terms that had a particular name in economics literature, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.
8 mins
agree  Laurence Dana: both answers are good
3 days 16 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
produit d\'offre, produit de demande
supply-driven vs. demand-driven product


Explanation:
I don't have time to research this or look for references, but it seems to me that something of this nature might fit the bill.

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Note added at 14 mins (2019-06-07 15:54:03 GMT)
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(Posted before I saw philgoddard's answer)

Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane F
1 hr
agree  Daryo
3 hrs
agree  writeaway
8 hrs
agree  Ali Sharifi: Supply goods and demand goods.
20 hrs
  -> I don't agree with "supply goods" or "demand goods"
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