Producing a limited number of identical items, e.g. 20 size 8 red skirts. Once one batch is finished, production moves on to the next (size 10 skirts?) Batch production is far less automated than flow production, but less labour-intensive than job production. Often, batch production requires human skill supplemented by some mechanisation.
The minimum level of stock a business desires to hold at all times. It provides the buffer zone between regular stock usage and deliveries, and the threat of running out of stock altogether. A business sets a high buffer level for production components that are essential but inexpensive, and may set a zero buffer level if the business wants to move to just-in-time production.
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