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| The mass production of a product via a flow line based on the interchangeablity of parts, pre-processing of materials, standardization and work division. |
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| A volume production process involving machines controlled by computers. |
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| Limited volume production (a set number of items to be produced) |
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| Computer Aided Manufacture (CAM) |
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| The use of computers to aid manufacturing. |
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| Computer Numerical Control |
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| Refers specifically to the computer control of machines for the purpose of manufacturing complex parts in metals and other materials. Machine are controlled by a program commonly called "G code". Each code is assigned to a particular operation or process. The codes control XYZ movements and feed speeds. |
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| A small-scale production process centered on manual skills. |
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| The costs that must be paid out before production starts, for example, machinery. These costs do ot change with the level of production. |
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| A situation where a company keeps a small stock of components (or complete items) or ones that take a long time to make, just in case of a rush order. |
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| A situation where a firm does not allocate space to the storage of components or completed items, but instead order them (or manufacture them) when required. Large storage areas are not needed but items that are not ordered are not made. |
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| A specific manufacturing term, sometimes relating to line material group only. |
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| A sophisticated CIM system that manufacturers products to individual customer orders. The benefits of economy of scale are gained whether the order is for a single item or for 1000s. |
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| The production of large amounts of standardized products on production lines, permitting very high rates of production per worker. |
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| A volume production process involving machines controlled by humans. |
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| An individual (often craft-produced) article or a prototype for larger-scale production. |
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| Costs that vary with output, for example, fuel or raw materials. |
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