PRODUCTION

PROCESS

TYPES

JOB PRODUCTIONBATCH PRODUCTIONCONTINIOUS PRODUCTION

JOB

PR

OD

UC

TIO

N

Oldest form of production.

Individual products are

made with not so many

standardization in the

same. Products are often one-off

& unique items those

need high on perfection.

Skillful labor intensive

production with both low

& high technology in

respective processes.

JOB

PR

OD

UC

TIO

NPRO’S

HIGH

QUALITY

PRODUCT

PRODUCTIO

N MEETS

CUSTOMER

NEEDS

GREATER

JOB

SATISFACTI

ON

CON’S

LACK OF

SKILLFUL LABOR

INTENSIVE

COST PER UNIT

IS HIGH AS

PERFECTION IS

HIGHLY

FOCUSED

CONSUMES

MORE TIME

WHEN

COMPARED TO

OTHER

PROCESSES.

JOB

PR

OD

UC

TIO

N

Manufacturing of Guitar.

BATC

H

PR

OD

UC

TIO

N

Process runs in various

batches & stages for a

product which altogether

forms a finished good at

last. Each batch goes through

one stage of the production process before

moving onto the next one.

Best feature - Varieties in

the product. Both manual & machine

oriented.

BATC

H

PR

OD

UC

TIO

NPRO’S

Variety in the

products.

Reduce unit

cost.

Meet common

customer

needs.

High output.

High

productivity.

CON’S

Long process to

get finished

goods.

Switching

between batches.

Stock-in raw

materials

eventually lock

capital in stock.

Labor do not get

full credits as part

of the production

is carried by

machines.

BATC

H P

RO

DU

CTIO

N

CO

NTIN

IOU

S

PR

OD

UC

TIO

N

A.k.a Flow Production.

If the rest period in batch

production disappeared it

would then become flow

production. It is therefore a continuous

process of parts and sub-

assemblies passing on from

one stage to another until

completion. Units are worked upon in each

operation and then passed

straight on to the next work

stage without waiting for the

batch to be completed.

CONTINIOUS PRODUCTIONPRO’S

Investment in raw materials and parts are quickly converted into sales.

Need for storage space is minimal.

Physical handling of items is minimal.

Ease of using just-in-time techniques to eliminate waste and minimize costs.

Labor and other production costs will be reduced through detailed planning and the use of robotics and automation.

CON’S

Need of continuity of demand.

Varied demand leads to constant overstocking of finished goods.

Eventually locking up capital in finished goods.

Pre-production planning.

Chances of movements or leakages from the line, i.e. hold-ups to work-in-progress.

CO

NTIN

IOU

S P

RO

DU

CTIO

N

Other Similar

Production Types….

JOB

SH

OP

PR

OD

UC

TIO

N

Low-to-medium volume production.

High variety of products with lower volume output.

Harder to schedule because work flows are more varied.

FLO

W S

HO

P

PR

OD

UC

TIO

N

High volume and low

variety. Medium- to-high volume production.

Easier to schedule because the work flow

is common.

Volume