batch production

batch production — ➔ production * * * batch production UK US noun [U] ► PRODUCTION a manufacturing process in which items or products are produced in batches (= groups): »In batch production, various operations are performed on a batch of products, before moving on …   Financial and business terms

batch production — noun A type of production in which identical items are manufactured and processed in groups rather than singly • • • Main Entry: ↑batch …   Useful english dictionary

Batch production — The primary characteristic of batch production is that all components are completed at a workstation before they move to the next one. Batch production is popular in bakeries and in the manufacture of sports shoes, pharmaceutical ingredients,… …   Wikipedia

batch production — Ops a production system in which a process is broken down into distinct operations that are completed on a batch or group of products before moving to the next production stage. As batch sizes can vary from very small to extremely large… …   The ultimate business dictionary

batch production — A manufacturing process in which medium to high volumes of similar items are made in batches, rather than continuously, with the product moving from process to process in batches. The key to batch production is the careful scheduling of work to… …   Big dictionary of business and management

batch production — / bætʃ prəˌdʌkʃən/ noun production in batches …   Marketing dictionary in english

batch production — / bætʃ prəˌdʌkʃən/ noun production in batches …   Dictionary of banking and finance

Production leveling — Production leveling, also known as production smoothing or – by its Japanese original term – heijunka (平準化?),[1] is a technique for reducing the muda waste and vital to the development of production efficiency in the Toyota Production System and… …   Wikipedia

Batch — may refer to:* Batch (album), an album by Big Drill Car * Batch (alcohol) * batch (Unix), a command to queue jobs for later execution * Batch file * Bach (New Zealand), a holiday home (pronounced batch ) * Batch (bread roll), Other topics related …   Wikipedia

Batch process — may refer to:* Batch processing (computing) * Batch production (manufacturing) …   Wikipedia

production system — ▪ industrial engineering Introduction       any of the methods used in industry to create goods and services from various resources. Underlying principles       All production systems, when viewed at the most abstract level, might be said to be… …   Universalium