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Lesson 1: Introduction To Manufacturing History of Modern Manufacturing Importance of Manufacturing

The document provides an overview of modern manufacturing. It discusses how manufacturing has evolved since the Industrial Revolution, transitioning from human labor to machinery. Today, rapid technological changes are boosting efficiency. Manufacturing is integral to the economy by converting raw materials into usable goods and providing jobs. There are different types of manufacturing production processes including discrete manufacturing of individual pieces, repetitive manufacturing of the same items, job shop manufacturing of customized batches, process manufacturing using formulas, and batch manufacturing combining discrete and process methods.

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Lesson 1: Introduction To Manufacturing History of Modern Manufacturing Importance of Manufacturing

The document provides an overview of modern manufacturing. It discusses how manufacturing has evolved since the Industrial Revolution, transitioning from human labor to machinery. Today, rapid technological changes are boosting efficiency. Manufacturing is integral to the economy by converting raw materials into usable goods and providing jobs. There are different types of manufacturing production processes including discrete manufacturing of individual pieces, repetitive manufacturing of the same items, job shop manufacturing of customized batches, process manufacturing using formulas, and batch manufacturing combining discrete and process methods.

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LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO MANUFACTURING

History of Modern Manufacturing Importance of Manufacturing


The history of manufacturing can be traced back  Helps in modernizing agriculture
to the Industrial Revolution during the 19th century,  Provides employment opportunities to millions of
where raw materials were converted into finished goods. people.
The period marked the transition from human labor  Increases the country’s income by exporting
technology into machinery and chemical manufacturing manufactured goods.
processes, turning artisans into wage laborers.  Improve the country’s infrastructure.
Previously, outputs of handmade goods dominated the
Types of Manufacturing Production
market.
1. Discrete Manufacturing
The invention and improvement of steam engines
 Is a process that produces products in
and other technologies created an early modern
individual, separate pieces. This type of
industrial era where companies adopted machines in the
manufacturing is often used to create unique
manufacturing process.
shapes or sizes.
Today, rapid technological changes are boosting  A type of production process where the output
efficiency in the manufacturing sector. In particular, can be counted and tracked as per unit
product life cycles are becoming increasingly shorter numbers, and they are measured in terms of
without compromising quality. Also, the flexibility and weight or volume.
responsiveness of technology help boost employee
The discrete manufacturing process supports the
productivity.
following workflow.
Manufacturing
1. Make to stock (MTS): That means in this type of
 Is the process of converting raw materials into a
workflow, you keep stock of products before customers
usable form of products or goods for human
order.
needs. Manufacturing entails a large number of
interdependent activities consisting of distinct 2. Make to order (MTO): You do not keep more product
entities such as materials, tools, machines, power stock in your warehouse in this type of workflow. Instead,
and human being. you manufacture the product only when a customer order
 Manufacturing is integral to the economy. comes in.
3. Make to assemble (MTA): This type of workflow lies
between Make to stock and Make to order. Here you
manufactured the components or parts before the
customer ordered.
2. Repetitive manufacturing
 Industries that produce the same items throughout
the year use a redundant manufacturing method.
 This method allows the industries to adjust the
production speed as per the customer demand
because its setup needs minimal changes to
adjust the speed.
3. Job shop manufacturing
 Industries that produce small batches of
customized products follow this manufacturing
method.
4. Process manufacturing
 This method produces products by adding
ingredients using formulas and different recipes..
5. Batch manufacturing
 This process includes both discrete manufacturing
and process manufacturing.

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