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| Continuous or Flow Process |
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Definition
- Individual operations do not exist
- input is gradually transformed into ouput
- often carried out 24 hours a day to avoid expenisve shutdown and startup
- homgeneous product and service
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Term
| Continuous or Flow Process: Industries |
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Definition
- steel
- plastics
- chemicals
- beer
- petroleum
- A/C
- heat
- paper
- toys
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Term
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Definition
- Mass production
- assembly line
- high volume of discrete untis
- work is highly standardized
- standardized product
- highly specialized equipment
- low skilled labor
- automobiles, appliances, electronics
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Term
| Repetitive Precesses: Industries |
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Definition
- auto
- appliances
- electronics
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Term
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Definition
- Individual orders
- differnt work flow patterns though the plant
- frequent starting/stoping
- get down a few hundred items to an order
- group technology
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Term
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- Each order is different
- perform to customer specifications
- low volume
- customized product
- general use equipment
- highly specialized labor
- repair facilties
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Term
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Definition
- one of a kind
- large scale
- limited time frame
- specific starting and ending point
- new product developement
- intallation of new computer system
- build a plant
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