Intermittent Production system

In this system, goods and services are produced to fulfill the orders of customers rather than for stock. The production facilities used in this system are flexible enough to produce wide varieties of products accordance with the order and need of customers. Therefore, there is no continuity in flow of material and resources. The flow is intermittent i.e. not continuous. In this system, raw materials, process, and design should be continuously adjusted and changed with the changes in design, shape, size, quality, and orders of customers. As a result, production planning and controlling becomes complex. It is widely used in hospitals, machine shops, restaurants, furniture, and offset printing press etc.