Selection criteria for Product
- One or few standard products
- Large volume of production of every item over considerable period of time.
- Possibility of time and motion studies to determine the rate of work.
- Possibility of good labour and equipment balance
- Minimum inspection required for sequence of operation
- Minimum number of very heavy equipment or equipment requiring very special faculties
- Material and products need continuous handling by mechanical means
- Little or no occasion to use same machines or work stations for more than one operation ( minimum no of set-ups required)