Manufacturing

• Planned obsolescence 

  the concept of policies planning or designing a product with an artificially limited useful life
• Examples of Planned obsolescence 

  • Mobile phones
  • Proprietary Ink Cartridges
  • Low quality clothing
• Just in time

  A manufacturing system in which raw materials and finished goods are delivered to the manufacturing facility only as they are needed
• JIT Examples

  • Burger king only cooks when ordered
  • On-demand publishing
  • Car manufacturing - toyota
• Lean manufacturing

  production system that aims to create more value for customers and less waste for producers
• Lean manufacturing examples

  • Intel - CPU Chip making
  • John Deere - Tractor manufacturing
• Mass production

   the production of substantial amounts of standardized products in a constant flow, including and especially on assembly lines. 
• Examples of mass production:

  • Radios
  • Cars
  • Remotes
• Batch production

  method of manufacturing where the products are made as specified groups or amounts, within a time frame.
• Examples of Batch Production:

  • Soaps
  • Food-based products
  • Clothing in different sizes
• One-off production

   an individual item is designed and made to meet a client's specification. 
• One-off production examples

  • Wedding rings
  • Bespoke furniture
  • Fitted suit