BU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Quick Change, Cellular Manufacturing, Computer-Aided Design
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Planning- starts with product design: production types and processes. Mass production vs. customization and mass customization. Mass: the ability to manufacture many identical goods at once. Mass customization: a manufacturing process in which goods are mass produced up to a point and then custom tailored to the needs or desires of individual customers. Customization: the production of goods or services one at a time according to the specific needs or wants of individual customers. Process: a production process in which the basic input is broken down into one or more outputs (products) Assembly: a production process in which the basic inputs are either combined to create the output or transformed into the output. Continuous: a production process that uses long production runs lasting days, weeks, months without equipment shit downs; generally used for high-volume, low variety products with standardized parts.
