Batch Production

Batch production involved the manufacture of identical products in specified quanitites. The quantities can vary from tens to thousands.

Key features of batch production are:

• having flexible tooling, machinery and workforce (this enable fast turnaround and means the production can be quickly adapted to manufacture a product to meet a new demand)
• Making use of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) so that companies can be cometitive and efficient.
• the use of computer-integrated…