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04/23/2010 4:07 AM

what is the basic difference between production & manufacturing?

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04/23/2010 4:59 AM

I would say that manufacturing is the actual making of a product - forming/assembling/finishing etc., while production is the entire process of acquiring the raw materials, making the product (as above), inspection/test and preparation for despatch.

Production also includes various feedback loops - if a fault is detected at the inspection stage for example, the cause must be identified and rectified - be it something wrong with the raw materials or something done wrongly during manufacture.

Others definitions are available.

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04/23/2010 5:40 AM

Interesting, at a casual glance I'd have reversed your definitions.
Suffice it to say they are broadly synonymous, and were I writing a report I would feel able to apply my own distinction with impunity. They are subsets of eachother, but which way around is anyone's guess.
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04/23/2010 5:49 AM

Takes all sorts ...

"I would say that production is the actual making of a product - forming/assembling/finishing etc., while manufacturing is the entire process of acquiring the raw materials, making the product (as above), inspection/test and preparation for despatch.

Manufacturing also includes various feedback loops - if a fault is detected at the inspection stage for example, the cause must be identified and rectified - be it something wrong with the raw materials or something done wrongly during production.

Others definitions are available."

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04/23/2010 7:38 AM

Pardon you'll have to speak up...and can you type slowly as I can't read very fast.
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04/23/2010 8:31 AM

broadly synonymous

Can I use that?

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04/23/2010 10:09 AM

All production units are part of manufacturing sector of a country, Does it give some clarity?

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04/28/2010 2:22 AM

The terms are sometimes interchangable, but not always. Manufacturing refers to the creating of a product, which may involve mixing of chemicals, fabrication of parts, assembly,etc. It is also correct to say you are producing that product. But if you are growing and harvesting a crop, or extracting oil or minerals, you are producing those products, not manufacturing them.

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