Modern and Industrial Scales of Practice 1.6

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Scale of Production
the consideration of the number of products to be made, using particular manufacturing methods to suit a particular market
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Batch Production
the manufacture of groups of products to increase efficiency and economy
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Division of Labour
the efficient organisation of a workforce so that individuals specialise in particular manufacturing tasks
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Line Production
the manufacture of large numbers of products in factories set up so that processes can be efficiently carried out by workers and/or teams organised in a specific sequence
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Mass Production
the manufacture of large numbers of products in factories that are usually highly mechanised
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Unit Production Systems
the use of overhead transporters for component transfer between workers to improve factory efficiency
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Quick response manufacturing
the use of maily computer-based technology to facilitate efficient, competitive production of low-volume, cutomised products
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the manufacture of groups of products to increase efficiency and economy

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Batch Production

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the efficient organisation of a workforce so that individuals specialise in particular manufacturing tasks

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the manufacture of large numbers of products in factories set up so that processes can be efficiently carried out by workers and/or teams organised in a specific sequence

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the manufacture of large numbers of products in factories that are usually highly mechanised

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