All About Bilge Pumps. Bilge pumps are the critical last line of defense against sinking, and boats sink all the time. Bilge pumps and attendant equipment are fairly cheap, and easy to install and wire, yet often neglected, inoperable, or undersized. Some people think just one is enough, when two is the bare minimum, better three or four.
DEFINITION of 'Labor Intensive'. A process or industry that requires a large amount of labor to produce its goods or services. The degree of labor intensity is typically measured in proportion to the amount of capital required to produce the goods/services; the higher the proportion of labor costs required, the more labor intensive the business. Next Up.
1 Every product is different so it is labour intensive. 2  Products may be made by hand or a combination of hand and machine methods. 3  Batch production is when a small quantity of identical products are made. 4  Batch production may also be labour intensive, but jigs and templates are used to aid production. The machines can be easily changed to produce a batch of a different product. 2  Mass production is when hundreds of identical products are made, usually on a production line. 3  Mass production often involves the assembly of a number of sub-assemblies of individual components. 4  Parts may be bought from other companies.