The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to manufacturing: Manufacturing – use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. Includes a range of human activity, from handicraft to high-tech, but most commonly refers to industrial production, where raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale.
Overview Factory Heavy industry Light industry Mass production Production line
Some manufacturing industries Aerospace industry Automotive industry Chemical industry Computer industry Electronics industry Food processing industry Garment industry Inflatable Pharmaceutical industry Pulp and paper industry Toy industry
History Handicraft
Origins of manufacturing Industrial Revolution
Emergence of the factory Factory
History of the factory Factory system
Improvement of industrial processes Industrial process Casting
Theories applied to manufacturing Taylorism Fordism Scientific management
Operations of manufacturing
Organizational control Management Total Quality Management Quality control Six Sigma
Manufacturing systems Craft or Guild system American System of manufacturing British factory system of manufacturing Soviet collectivism in manufacturing Mass production Just In Time manufacturing Lean manufacturing Flexible manufacturing Mass customization Agile manufacturing Rapid manufacturing Prefabrication Toyota production system Public and commerce industry Accrual basis Cash basis Merchandising inventory Trade discount Sales discount Memorandum Additive manufacturing Subtractive manufacturing Agile manufacturing Fabrication Flexible manufacturing Just-in-time manufacturing Lean manufacturing Manufacturing engineering Mass customization Mass production Numerical control Prefabrication Rapid manufacturing Reconfigurable manufacturing system High performance positioning system
Product design Rapid prototyping Computer aided design New product development Toolkits for User Innovation Configuration systems
Manufacturing engineering Production engineering Industrial engineering Computer-aided manufacturing Computer integrated manufacturing Numerically controlled Computer numerically controlled Distributed control systems Fieldbus control systems PLCs Packaging and labeling
Assembly systems Assembly line
Modern manufacturing processes Taxonomy of manufacturing processes Manufacturing process management
Concepts Capital (economics) Capital investment Consumer Conveyor belt Depreciation Distributor Factory Fixed asset Industrial process Machine tool Manufacturing List of manufacturing processes Mass production Plant Primary sector Process manufacturing Procurement Production line Raw materials Retailer Supply chain Warehouse Wholesaler
Lists Outline of engineering Outline of business management Outline of production Outline of marketing Outline of economics Outline of finance List of international trade topics List of accounting topics List of business law topics List of human resource management topics List of business theorists List of economists List of largest manufacturing companies by revenue
By country Manufacturing in Australia Manufacturing in Bangladesh Manufacturing in Canada Manufacturing in Chad Manufacturing in China Manufacturing in Ethiopia Manufacturing in Germany Manufacturing in Ghana Manufacturing in Hong Kong Manufacturing in Indonesia Manufacturing in Japan Manufacturing in Mexico Manufacturing in Puerto Rico Manufacturing in South Korea Manufacturing in Vietnam Manufacturing in the United Kingdom Manufacturing in the United States Manufacturing in India
See also
Business - for the economics and commercial management of a manufacturing company. Commercial law - for the law as applied to businesses. Industry classification - for the classification of manufacturers. Management and General manager - for the general management of a business. Political economy - for the political impact of the development of industry. Product lifecycle management - for the role of computer technology in manufacturing.