What are the manufacturing system types? Give examples (500 words)

- Introduce the main types of manufacturing systems: dragging (packing) operations, bunching (planned), lines (having a certain number of processes), and in-line (continuous-like) operations.

- Define and provide 1-2 examples of each:- Define and provide 1-2 examples of each:
- Job shops: small, perpetual volume, high variety production (e.g. shipbuilding, aircraft production)
- Batch processing: small production fractions at medium or minimal volume with medium or low variety (eg furniture, baked goods)
- Assembly lines: mass production, and product differentiation (As an example appliances, vehicles)
- Continuous processing: completely distinct in the volumes they move from that of heterogeneous goods (example: chemicals, refined oil.

- Explain key characteristics such as: volume, diversity of products, of type of works, capital intensity

- Compare systems on dimensions such as: flexibility, fast process, product waste, level of inventory, or long lead times.

- Cap the presentation with an overall summary phrase which demonstrates linking manufacturing systems to product and market traits.