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Production Methods - Coggle Diagram
Production Methods
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Lean Manufacturing
Lean manufacturing is a Japanese concept, based on minimising costs and maximising efficiency by cutting down on waste and the amounts of materials and energy used in production.
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For example, to reduce waste, a packaging net could be redesigned to include a tessellating pattern or, to improve efficiency, changeover times between production runs could be reduced.
One-off production
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As well as this, bespoke specialist machines and vehicles can be made for a client using one-off production.
Specialist workers and production aids are needed. This can produce high-quality and original objects, but they are often expensive to make and buy and highly skilled workers are needed to produce them.
Batch production
Batch production is where many items of the same product are produced, such as mobile phones and TVs.
A range of products can be made, particularly ones that are regularly changed, but time is lost when retooling and skilled workers are needed.
When a product is made in a batch, it is often far cheaper per product than making just one.
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Mass production
Mass-produced products are manufactured in large volumes, and are often made by automated machinery with assembly line workers used to fit parts together or add standard components.
Products are kept low cost as a large number are made and bulk materials and components are cheaper to buy. There is, however, a large cost in setting up such an assembly line
Continuous production
Continuous production takes place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and continuously. It can produce huge volumes of a product at a low cost but it is limited to a small range of products, and as with mass production it is expensive to set up.
Developments in production techniques have led to a variety of production methods being created to improve efficiency by saving time and cutting costs.