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Craft production (or One-off Production) is the process of manufacturing by hand with or without the aid of tools. The term Craft production refers to a manufacturing technique applied in the hobbies of Handicraft but was also the common method of manufacture in the pre-industrialized world. Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply Craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools Pre-industrial society refers to specific social attributes and forms of political and cultural organization that were prevalent before the advent of the Industrial Revolution For example, the production of pottery uses methods of craft production.

A side effect of the craft manufacturing process is that the final product is unique. While the product may be of extremely high quality, the uniqueness can be detrimental as seen in the case of early automobiles.

Womak, Jones and Roos in the book The Machine That Changed The World detailed that early automobiles were craft produced. Because each vehicle was unique, replacement parts had to be manufactured from scratch or at least customized to fit a specific vehicle. The advent of Mass production and the standardization of replacement parts guaranteed a parts' compatibility with a variety of vehicle models. Mass production (also called flow production, repetitive flow production, series production, or serial production) is the production of

Mass production has many draw backs to craft production including that production quality can be lower than a craft produced item. Mass production (also called flow production, repetitive flow production, series production, or serial production) is the production of For example, in some mass production automobile manufacturing facilities, craftsmen rework flawed, mass produced vehicles to give the appearance of a quality product. An artisan, also called a Craftsman, is a skilled manual worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative including furniture clothing

Lean manufacturing aims to bring back or exceed the quality of craft production and remedy the inefficiency of mass production through the elimination of waste. Lean manufacturing or lean production, which is often known simply as " Lean " is the practice of a theory of production that considers the expenditure

Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply Craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools American craft is an entity of the American contribution to the family of artistic practices conducted by independent studio artists An artisan, also called a Craftsman, is a skilled manual worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative including furniture clothing Arts and crafts comprise a whole host of activities and hobbies that are related to making things with one's own hands and skill A craft is a Skill, especially involving practical arts. It may refer to a Trade or particular art Rural crafts refers to the traditional crafts production that is carried on simply for everyday practical use in the agricultural Countryside. Mass production (also called flow production, repetitive flow production, series production, or serial production) is the production of Lean manufacturing or lean production, which is often known simply as " Lean " is the practice of a theory of production that considers the expenditure A preorder economy is a type of proposed future economy where the exact demand for goods is known ahead of time before any material production takes place The primary characteristic of batch production is that all components are completed at a workstation before they move to the next one

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