Mass production means the production of items on large scale, employing very specialized machines and processes. Items like metal screws and plastic products are made in mass production and their cycle of manufacture involves one or more operations on the raw material on one machine. Items like air conditioner, T.V. sets and motorcycles come under flow production there is a continuous and steady flow of material.

Various characteristics are:-

(i)    There is scope for considerable division of labor.
(ii)    Machinery is laid as per the sequence of production.
(iii)    Material handling is reduced to minimum.
(iv)    Very little time is pent on the resulting of machines.
(v)    The flow of work is balanced.
(vi)    Work cycles are smart and of repetitive nature.
(vii)  Time study can be applied, to advantage, to different operations.
(viii)  Work-in-progress in small as compared t intermittent production.
(ix)   Procedures, tools and materials handling need proper attention.
(x)    Plat layout and facilities are designed to suit production requirements.
(xi)    Flow production is preferred where their is a continuous and regular product demand.
(xii)    It offers lowest production cost per unit.

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