production lines
Manufacturing floor sequences
Production lines are manufacturing systems where products move through a sequence of workstations, each performing a specific task.
The assembly line—pioneered in automobile manufacturing—is the classic example: Workers on the production line installed doors as the chassis moved past.
The term extends to any systematic, sequential process: The studio churned out romantic comedies like a production line.
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Manual creation of objects
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Using up of resources
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