PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
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Write short
notes on the following:
a.
Line
Balancing
b.
Batch
Production
c.
Intermittent
production
d.
Continuous
production
SOLUTION:
LINE BALANCING: Assembly lines are special case of
product layout. In a general sense, the
term, assembly line refers to progressive assembly linked by some materials
handling device. Clearly, lines are an
important technology and to really understand their managerial requirements,
one must have some familiarity with how a line is balanced.
Line balancing activities are usually undertaken to meet a
certain required output from the line. In
order to produce at a specified rate, management must know the tools, equipment
and work methods used and the time
requirements for each assembly task such as drilling a hole, tightening a nut
or spray painting must be determined . In
line balancing, management also needs to know the precedence relationship among
the activities, that is, the sequence in which various tasks need to be
performed.
BATCH PRODUCTION:
This occurs when a quantity of products or components are made at the
same time. There is repetition, but not continuous
production. Production often is for
stock, but if a batch is required to fulfill a special order, the items are usually
completed in one run.
INTERMITTENT
PRODUCTION: is a process that has varieties in the flow
of materials in production and is often called job order or job for
production. It is characterized by
production of specific customer orders after the orders are received. The product is built to customer
specifications. Machines shop that
produce a wide variety of products to customer specifications are example of
intermittent production.
CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION: - It is characterized by a constant
flow of material in the production process.
Continuous production processes are characterized by production of a standardized
product to stock before specific customer orders are received. A factory assembling refrigerators is an
example of continuous production.
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