Manufacturing that adds value by physically or chemically transforming materials, or by extracting, mixing, separating or forming materials, in batch or continuous production modes. Examples include the chemicals, primary metals, printing, and food and beverage industries. See discrete manufacturing.
A manufacturing environment often characterized by a batch or continuous transformation of a gas, liquid or powder, low product complexity and manufacturing variations, fixed or dedicated facilities, a flat bill of material and relatively few transactions.
Manufacturing items based on a formula or batch size as opposed to discrete bill of materials. The formula or recipe is typically expressed as a percentage of the batch instead of a quantity per each. Process-related operations may include blending, mixing, formulating, distilling, or diluting. Other terms related to process manufacturing are potency, specific gravity, concentration, and strength.
Type of manufacturing where a product is produced or transformed through mixing, chemical reactions, etc. Examples of process manufacturing would be refining crude oil into gasoline, extracting copper from ore, combining materials to make paint. Process as opposed to discrete manufacturing.
The manufacture of products such as chemicals, gasoline, beverages, and food products that typically are produced in "batch" quantities rather than discrete units.
Manufacturing products based on a formula instead of from a bill of materials.