1.1 Introduction
By the time, we all have understood the meaning of production. Production may be understood as the step-by-step conversion of one form of material into another form through chemical and mechanical process to create or enhance the utility of the product to the user. Some examples of production are: manufacturing standardized products like cars, bus, motorcycle, radio, TV etc.
Production system is actually a combination of various methods, procedures, arrangements and different functions that are required to accumulate (gather) the inputs, process or reprocess the inputs and deliver the marketable output (goods). Production system utilizes materials, funds, infrastructure and labour to produce the required output inform of goods.
There are different types of production processes. The selection of production process mainly depends upon the variety of the products to be produced, volume of production and degree of flexibility required.
In the figure as above, one can see different types of production processes. These processes may be mentioned as hereunder:
In this chapter, the main focus is on the production of high volumes of standardized goods. For such types of goods, mainly mass/ continuous production system is used.
This chapter also deals with production planning and control aspects for the mass/continuous production system in detail. The most important aspect of continuous (which is also known as assembly line production) production is the balancing of assembly line. This will be discussed in much detail with suitable examples.
1.2 An Overview of Different Types of Production Systems:
Once the process decision is taken, next is type of production system. Depending upon the process, production systems may be categorized as shown in the diagramme below.
Types of Manufacturing/Production Systems:
In order to develop a better understanding, each type of production system has been discussed along with its characteristics, merits and limitations.
Job Shop Production:
Characteristics
The Job-shop production system is followed when there is:
Advantages
Following are the advantages of job shop production:
Limitations
Following
Verlag: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG
Tag der Veröffentlichung: 27.05.2017
ISBN: 978-3-7438-1525-4
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