N-SING [oft NOUN n](尤指与管理人员相对而言的)全体工人，工人的生产区，工作车间 The shop floor is used to refer to all the ordinary workers in a factory or the area where they work, especially in contrast to the people who are in charge. (尤指与管理人员相对而言的)全体工人，工人的生产区，工作车间 [British]
Cost must be controlled, not just on the shop floor but in the boardroom too.