batch production
Making in lots
Batch production is a manufacturing method where goods are made in specific quantities or groups rather than continuously or one at a time.
Each batch moves through production stages together before the next batch begins: The bakery uses batch production to make 500 loaves each morning.
It balances efficiency with flexibility, allowing adjustments between batches.
- job shopFacility producing custom orders
- made to orderCustom-built per request
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- shop floorIndustrial production workspace
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
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batch productionmass production
Large-scale standardized fabrication
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