TYPES OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Production and Operations Management

PRODUCTION SYSTEM-TYPES
Job Type of Production : As per Customer
demand, Intermittent in nature.e.g.heavy m/c s
Batch/Product Type of Production: Continuous
Demand, but may vary, Lot Production of similar
Item. E.g :medicines.
Mass Production : Demand pattern known,
Standard product, Large batches.Dedicated Assy
lines, E.g :TV
Process/Flow Production : Very high Demand,
Sequential process e.g. Cement, Petrol/Diesel.
Production and Operations Management
Intermittent Vs Continuous Production
1)Same product is not
produced continuously
2)Items produced as per
customer order
3)Production process
flexible
4)Units of production-low
5)Planning and control
process complicated
6)Cost of production(per
unit) may be high
1)Same product is
produced continuously
2)Items produced for
stock
3)Process not flexible

4)Units of production-high
5)P&C process is Simple

6)Cost of production(per
unit) may be low
Production and Operations Management
Intermittent Vs Continuous Production
7)Functional type of
organisation
8)Requires staff of high
technical skill and ability
9)Product and process not
standardised
10)More detailed and too
many instructions required
during execution

7)Divisional type of
organisation
8)Requires moderate to
low skills
9)Standardised process
and product
10) Simple/repetitive
instructions


IV.
Continuous
Flow
III.
Assembly
Line
II.
Batch
I.
Job
Shop
Low
Volume
One of a
Kind
Multiple
Products,
Low
Volume
Few
Major
Products,
Higher
Volume
High
Volume,
High
Standard-
ization
Commercial
Printer
French Restaurant
Heavy
Equipment
Coffee Shop
Automobile
Assembly
Burger King
Sugar
Refinery
Flexibility (High)
Unit Cost (High)
Flexibility (Low)
Unit Cost (Low)
Product/Process
Matrix
Product/Process
Matrix