Production system design for high-mix, low-volume manufacturing

摘要

An assembly line, as defined by www.dictionary.com, is "an arrangement of machines, tools and workers in which a product is assembled by having each (stage) perform a specific, successive operation on an incomplete unit as it passes by in a series of stages organized in a direct line."In contrast, a job shop is defined by www.inc.com/encyclopedia as "a manufacturing business in which small batches of a variety of custom products are made. In the job shop process flow, most of the products produced require a unique setup and sequencing of process steps. Job shops are usually businesses that perform custom parts manufacturing for other businesses."