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The diagram below shows the typical stages of consumer goods
manufacturing, including the process by which information is fed back to
earlier stages to enable adjustment.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the process shown.
Most consumer goods go through a series of stages before they emerge as finished products
ready for sale.
Raw materials and manufactured components comprise the initial physical input in the
manufacturing process. Once obtained, these are stored for later assembly. But assembly
first depends upon
the production planning stage, where it is decided how and in what
quantities the stored materials will be processed to create sufficient quantities of finished
goods. The production planning stage itself follows the requirements of the goods' design
stage that proceeds from extensive research. After assembly, the
products are inspected and
tested to maintain quality control. Those units that pass the inspection and testing stages are
then
packaged, dispatched and offered for sale in retail outlets. The level of sales, which is
the end point of the manufacturing process, helps determine production planning.
A product's design is not only the
result of product research, but is also influenced by testing
and market research. If the testing stage (after assembly and inspection) reveals
unacceptable problems in the finished product, then adjustments will have
to be made to the
product's design. Similarly, market research, which examines the extent and nature of the
demand for products, has the role of guiding product design to
suit consumer demands which
may change with time. Market research, while influenced by product sales, also
serves to
foster future sales by devising suitable advertising for the goods.
Thus the reality of consumer goods manufacturing goes well beyond a simple linear
production process.
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