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STRATGIEG AND DESIGNE OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEM
Manufacturing Systems
Custom Manufacturing
Continuous Manufacturing
Intermittent Manufacturing
Flexible Manufacturing
Just-In-Time Manufacturing
Custom Manufacturing
Oldest production system
Used to produce a smaller number of products to a customer’s order
Highly skilled workers machines to produce individual parts
Examples – spacecraft, stamping dies, special purpose machines
Continuous Manufacturing
Special purpose machines are used to produce large quantities of products
Products have limited variations
Uniform parts flow from station to station
Semiskilled workers operate the stations
Examples – automobiles, household appliances, furniture, paper, and lumber