Features of maunfacturing indosturies

One-off production

Refers to unique, individually designed and manufactured products

Batch Production

the manufacture of groups of products

Mass production

highly organised manufacturing system of large quantities of products

Continuous Production

high-volume production that involves the use of highly automated machinery to manufacture products and materials 24/7

Quality control (QC)

monitoring, checking and testing procedures used throughout production

Quality assurance (QA)

a system of procedures and policies to ensure products are 'right first time and every time', to eliminate faulty products and ensure customer satisfaction

Total Quality Management [TQM)

Aims to remove waste and make products right first time by continuous improvement

ISO 9000

guides organisations in satisfying the requirements of customers and other stakeholders who interact with its products or services.

Production, planning and control (PPC) - Computer System

A system used to coordinate production, materials, components, suppliers and customers.

Production, planning and control (PPC) - Logistics

the organisation of the flow of all the elements involved in manufacturing and marketing products

Master production schedule (MPS)

MPS software carries out several co-ordinated PPC functions in a JiT environment including the following:

● Availability of parts and materials

● Scheduling of machines and people

● Co-ordinating suppliers and customers

Automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS)

a computerised warehousing system for the storage, sorting and retrieval of components, materials and products

Automatic guided vehicle (AGV)

computer-operated, driverless vehicle for moving materials and parts in factories.

Flexible manufacturing system (FMS)

production mainly using CNC and robot-based cells to carry out bespoke and batch production to suit demand

Flexible manufacturing system (FMS) - Modular/cell production

CNC machines, robots and AGVs organised in groups for efficient, flexible manufacturing

Flexible manufacturing system (FMS) - Single minute exchangedie (SMED)

machine die/mould that can be changed in less than ten minutes

Lean Manufacturing JIT

means that materials or components are delivered only as required for manufacture in response to orders. It is central to much modern manufacturing

Lean manufacturing

reducing waste in manufacture, such as time, materials or idle machines

uses SixSigma, Kaizen and Jidoka

Standardised parts

parts made to a common, interchangeable, standard

Quick response manufacturing (QRM)

the use of mainly computer based technologies to make low-volume, customised products efficiently and competitively

Product data management (PDM)

is a centralised, secure system used to synchronise all the data associated with a product

Enterprise resource planning (ERP)

computer-based system that integrates all the aspects of the development, manufacture and marketing of products in a single, unified database

Concurrent manufacturing

a method of manufacturing which utilises the parallel processing of tasks to bring products to the market more quickly

Quality function deployment (QFD)

a quality assurance system, used in association with concurrent manufacturing, which employs a 'house of quality' graphical matrix to assist in targeting the complete satisfaction of consumers