Introduction to Manufacturing

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What is manufacturing?

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The process of converting raw materials into products.

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What is the origin of the word 'manufacturing'?

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Derived from the Latin 'manu factus', meaning made by hand.

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How is manufacturing defined in a modern context?

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The making of products from raw materials using various processes, equipment, operations, and manpower according to a detailed plan.

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What are the two ways to define manufacturing?

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1) Technology - application of physical and chemical processes to alter materials. 2) Economic - transformation of materials into items of greater value.

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What are the two models to define manufacturing?

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1) As a technical process. 2) As an economic process.

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What are the types of manufacturing processes based on production quantity?

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1) Project – 1 to 10 units. 2) Job shop – 10 to 100 units. 3) Batch – 100 to 10,000 units. 4) Mass – Above 10,000 units.

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What is a project in manufacturing?

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Product position remains stationary; materials, people, and machinery are brought to the product site.

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What characterizes a job shop manufacturing process?

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Low volume and high product variety; requires high skill levels labor.

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What is batch production?

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Produces or processes products in groups called 'batches'.

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What are the advantages of batch production?

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Reduces initial capital outlay and allows for effective use of machines.