Characteristics of Process Planning
- Since a process is required to manufacture a product it is necessary to plan the process.
- Process planning comes after it has been decided as what is to be made.
- Process planning means the preparation of work detail plan.
- Process planning is determining the most economical method of performing an operation or activity.
- Process planning takes as it input the drawings or other specification which shows what is to be made and forecasts or orders with indicate the product quantity to be manufactured.
- Process planning develops the broad plan of manufacture for the component or product.