{"id":510,"date":"2026-04-07T15:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agriture.jp\/?post_type=word&#038;p=510"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:50:53","slug":"small-lot","status":"publish","type":"word","link":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/word\/small-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"from small lots"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-type=\"table_of_contents\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recommended reading<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wholesale-oem\/\">wholesale and OEM of commercial dried vegetables<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_NPCoQfgo\">What is a small lot?<\/h2>\n<p>A small lot is a term referring to a form in which manufacturing and procurement are possible from a small quantity, unlike ordinary mass production or large-scale ordering. In the context of the food industry and OEM, it is widely used for prototyping new products, limited sales, and production that keeps inventory risk down.<\/p>\n<p>In general food OEM, where manufacturing is often from units of several hundred kg, small-lot handling has become a means of lowering the entry hurdle for sole proprietors and small and medium businesses.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index__U_i0Izc\">Characteristics and background of small lots<\/h2>\n<p>Affinity with new businesses: easy to use for prototypes and test marketing<\/p>\n<p>Reduced inventory risk: production according to demand is possible without holding large inventory<\/p>\n<p>OEM needs: demand for finding a \u201csmall-lot maker\u201d is increasing for beverages, supplements, dried vegetables, and the like<\/p>\n<p>Market background: with the increase of D2C brands and sole proprietors, demand for small-lot production is expanding<\/p>\n<p>Technological progress: with the evolution of processing technology and equipment, cost-controlled production is becoming possible even on small-scale lines<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_fIGeNGvy\">Examples of using small lots at Agriture<\/h2>\n<p>In OEM of dried vegetables and vegetable powder, we handle small-lot manufacturing from units of several tens of kg<\/p>\n<p>Used for prototype requests for new products and small-scale production of seasonal limited products<\/p>\n<p>An effort to make small-lot trial sales possible by using off-grade vegetables<\/p>\n<p>Support for test exports in small-scale lots with an eye to exporting to overseas markets<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_NEg97VZo\">Related keywords<\/h2>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/word\/oem\/\" data-has-link=\"true\" rel=\"\">OEM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Small-quantity production<\/p>\n<p>Test marketing<\/p>\n<p>Inventory risk<\/p>\n<p>Food manufacturing for sole proprietors<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_Y9R4jdc3\">Related articles<\/h2>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/oem\/small-oem\/\" data-has-link=\"true\" rel=\"\">Food OEM Starting from Small Lots: Points to Avoid Failure Even as a Sole Proprietor and Choosing a Manufacturer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/oem\/powder-oem\/\" data-has-link=\"true\" rel=\"\">How to source commercial vegetable powder in small lots, and how to use it<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/oem\/onion-powder\/\" data-has-link=\"true\" rel=\"\">A collection of ideas for using dried Kujo green onion powder<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"index_nMM9wgAt\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<p>Q1. Does small-lot production have a high cost?<br \/>A. Yes. The unit price is higher than mass production, but because inventory risk decreases, there are many cases where a merit appears in total cost.<\/p>\n<p>Q2. From about what quantity is it called a \u201csmall lot\u201d?<br \/>A. It differs by industry and product, but in food OEM it often refers to from about several tens of kg to 100 kg.<\/p>\n<p>Q3. About what small lot can Agriture handle?<br \/>A. It depends on the raw material, but for dried vegetables and powder, OEM handling from units of several tens of kg is possible.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":825,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"\u5c0f\u30ed\u30c3\u30c8\u3068\u306f\u3001\u901a\u5e38\u306e\u5927\u91cf\u751f\u7523\u3084\u5927\u898f\u6a21\u767a\u6ce8\u3068\u306f\u7570\u306a\u308a\u3001\u5c11\u91cf\u304b\u3089\u88fd\u9020\u3084\u4ed5\u5165\u308c\u304c\u53ef\u80fd\u306a\u5f62\u614b\u3092\u6307\u3059\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3059\u3002\u98df\u54c1\u696d\u754c\u3084OEM\u306e\u6587\u8108\u3067\u306f\u3001\u65b0\u5546\u54c1\u306e\u8a66\u4f5c\u3084\u9650\u5b9a\u8ca9\u58f2\u3001\u5728\u5eab\u30ea\u30b9\u30af\u3092\u6291\u3048\u305f\u751f\u7523\u306b\u5e83\u304f\u6d3b\u7528\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002","ssp_meta_keyword":"\u5c0f\u30ed\u30c3\u30c8"},"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-510","word","type-word","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ingredient"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/word\/510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/word"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/word"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}