Types of production system
The production system of a company mainly uses facilities, equipments and operating methods(called the production system) to produce goods that satisfy customers’ demand.The above requirements of a production system depend on the type of product that the company offers and the strategy that it employs to serve its customers. The classification of production system is explained in the table.
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Job shop production
Job shop is appropriate for manufactures of small batches of many different products, each of which is custom designed and requires its own unique set of processing steps or routing through production process.
The production system in which different types of product follow different sequences through different shops.
Ex. Furniture manufacturing company, restaurant, prototype industry.
Much time is spent waiting for access to equipment. Some equipment overloaded.
A process technology suitable for a variety of custom designed products in some volume.
This production system adopts process layout as by this production system we manufacture more variety of products at low product volume.
Batch production
A process technology suitable for variety of products in varying volumes.
Here limited product variety which is fixed for one batch of product. Ex. Bakery shop, medicine shop.
Within the wide range of products in the facility, several are demanded repeatedly and in large volume.
This type of production system should be preferred when there is wide variety of products in wide variety of volumes.
Assembly line (mass) Production
A process technology suitable for a narrow range of standardized products in high volumes.
The successive units of output undergo the same sequence of operation using specialized equipment usually positioned along a production line.
The product variety is fixed here. Ex. Assembly of television sets, assembly of auto, assembly of computer keyboard, cold drinks factory etc.
Continuous production
A process technology suitable for producing a continuous flow of products.
The product is highly standardized.
Material and products are produced in continuous, endless flows, rather than in batches or discrete units.
Continuous flow technology affords high volume, around-the clock operation with capital intensive, specialized automation.