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'''Batch production''' is the manufacturing technique of creating a group of components at a [[workstation]] before moving the group to the next step in production. Batch production is common in bakeries and in the manufacture of sports shoes, pharmaceutical ingredients ([[Active ingredient|APIs]]), inks, paints and adhesives. In the manufacture of inks and paints, a technique called a colour-run is used. A colour-run is where one manufactures the lightest colour first, such as light yellow followed by the next increasingly darker colour such as orange, then red and so on until reaching black and then starts over again. This minimizes the cleanup and reconfiguring of the machinery between each batch. White (by which is meant opaque paint, not transparent ink) is the only colour that cannot be used in a colour-run because a small amount of white pigment can adversely affect the medium colours.
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==See also==
* [[Craft production]]
* [[Mass production]]
* [[Lean production]]
* [[Job production]]
* [[Assembly line]]nobs
* [[Continuous production]]
* [[Cell production]]
* [[Projects]]
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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Manufacturing}}
'''Batch production''' is the manufacturing technique of creating a group of components at a [[workstation]] before moving the group to the next step in production. Batch production is common in bakeries and in the manufacture of sports shoes, pharmaceutical ingredients ([[Active ingredient|APIs]]), inks, paints and adhesives. In the manufacture of inks and paints, a technique called a colour-run is used. A colour-run is where one manufactures the lightest colour first, such as light yellow followed by the next increasingly darker colour such as orange, then red and so on until reaching black and then starts over again. This minimizes the cleanup and reconfiguring of the machinery between each batch. White (by which is meant opaque paint, not transparent ink) is the only colour that cannot be used in a colour-run because a small amount of white pigment can adversely affect the medium colours.
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==See also==
Advantages and Disadvantages==
There are several advantages of batch production; it can reduce initial capital [[outlay]] because a single production line can be used to produce several [[product (business)|products]]. As shown in the example, batch production can be useful for small businesses who cannot afford to run continuous production lines. If a retailer buys a batch of a product that does not sell, then the producer can cease production without having to sustain huge losses. Batch production is also useful for a factory that makes seasonal items, products for which it is difficult to [[forecast]] demand, a trial run for production, or products that have a high profit margin.
Batch production also has disadvantages. There are inefficiencies associated with batch production as equipment must be stopped, re-configured, and its output tested before the next batch can be produced. Idle time between batches is known as [[downtime]]. The time between consecutive batches is known as cycle time. [[Cycle time variation]] is a [[Lean Manufacturing]] metric.
[[Continuous production]] is used for products that are made in a similar manner. For example, a certain car model has the same body shape and therefore, many of the same model cars can be made at the same time without stop, reducing manufacturing cost.' |
