Craft vs Mass Production

Produced to unique specifications

Craft

Manufacturing focused on the use if interchangeability or component parts and the ease of assembly

Mass

Applies the division of labor concept

Mass

Long manufacturing lead-times

Craft

High product cost

Craft

Standardized Products

Mass

Highly Skilled Workforce

Craft

Applies scientific management principles and industrial engineering techniques to manufacturing

Mass

Organizational and Managerial activities are decentralized

Craft

Implemented measurements and analysis to continually improve the process

Mass

Use general purpose machinery and equipment in production

Craft

Relied on the time and motion studies to determine the “best” way to do each individual work tasks

Mass

Separated planning from production

Mass

Standardized gauge use throughout the manufacturing operations

Mass

Machinery and equipment are flexible

Craft

Design focused on reducing the number of moving parts

Mass

Delivered parts directly to work area

Mass

Low production volumes

Craft

Economies of Scale

Mass

Focused on linking sequential processes and stabilizing all work tasks and cycle times

Mass

Required professional management activities and managerial expertise

Mass

Customers interact directly with manufacturing

Craft

Work tasks are repetitive and have short cycle times

Mass

Narrow Profit Margins

Mass