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How Batch Production Manufacturing is used
When choosing a method of production, there are several factors should be taken into account.Some of these are:
Batch Production is used most often when a demand for a product is more regular than one off; and it can be divided into a number of different parts or operations. Batch production is the process of any product of goods which can be grouped in batches. An example of this is a bike manufacturer which makes many bikes that are similar in size and color and then repeats the process again with a new batch once the old batch is made. Another example of this is clothes (where a batch of size 12 clothes in blue might be made, then a batch of size 10 in red), or carpets. This is also used when there are highly defined techniques that are used in the manufacture such as the production of specialty chemicals such as active pharmaceutical ingredients, inks, paints and adhesives. It is important to note that there are inefficiencies associated with batch production.These inefficiencies can happen frequently as the equipment needed for the production must be stopped, re-configured, and its output tested before the next batch can be produced. This is referred to as "downtime" and can be costly for a manufacturer since all output must be stopped. There are also many advantages of Batch production manufacturing; it is faster, cheaper, and (generally) easier to make than job production, but on the other hand it could restrict a manufacturing company to certain goods and could be difficult to adapt. Batch production works best for smaller business who cannot afford to make continuous production lines. Companies frequently also use batch production as a trial run. This is because if a retailer buys a batch of a product and cannot sell them he/her will not make huge losses while other types of companies would. There are skeptics in the world of manufacturing that feel that Batch Production Manufacturing has had its day.Many experts feel that in the mass produced world of today there is not place for smaller production runs.Other experts argue that while small businesses still have foot hold in manufacturing Batch production will always have a useful place in the production of goods in a cost effective and timely way.
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