Types of production system:
a. Intermittent production:
1. Job Production 2.Batch production
b. Continuous production:
1. Mass production 2. Flow production
Features of batch production:
Manufacture of a number of identical articles either to meet a specific order or to meet a continuous demand.
Machines are grouped on functional basis. Semi-automatic, special purpose automatic machines are generally used
Cost of production is more than mass production system and less than job production system.
Process layout is adopted in batch production.
Example: Pharmaceutical products, ready-made Clothes, Furniture, castings, etc