Types of Manufacturing

How many types of manufacturing systems are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the oldest type of manufacturing system in the world because it goes back to when products were first made.

• Continuous

• Intermittent

• Custom

• Flexible

______________________manufacturing is where more than one of the same product is being made.

• Custom

• Intermittent

• Continuous

• Flexible

________________________manufacturing is the type of manufacturing system that uses an assembly line to manufacture products

• Custom

• Intermittent

• Flexible

• Continuous

This type of manufacturing system uses machines that are controlled by computers.

• Custom

• Intermittent

• Flexible

• Continuous

Custom manufacturing is still used today but rather than just one person making the product that is required, we have ___________ that will do the jobs for us.

• people

• robots

• colonists

• machines

This type of manufacturing is actually used worldwide and it is a great way to make more than one product in a short amount of time.

• Custom

• Intermittent

• Continuous

• Flexible

This type of manufacturing system the product moves from one station to the next and each person at each station has a specific job that they need to do in the manufacturing process.

• Custom

• Continuous

• Intermittent

• Flexible

This type of manufacturing system is that it cuts out having to hire people for an assembly line.

• Custom

• Intermittent

• Continuous

• Flexible

The drawback of this type of manufacturing system is that it can be expensive to run.

• Flexible

• Continuous

• Custom

• Intermittent