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DISCRETE UNIT MANUFACTURING and PROCESS MANUFACTURING are at opposite ends of the possible approaches to product-focused manufacturing.
1) How are they different?
2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
3) Which type of manufacturing approach was used first?
4) What types of businesses would use discrete unit manufacturing?
5) What type of business would use process manufacturing?
6) What type of business might use both approaches to manufacturing?

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DISCRETE UNIT MANUFACTURING and PROCESS MANUFACTURING are at opposite ends of the possible approaches to product-focused manufacturing.
1) How are they different?
2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
3) Which type of manufacturing approach was used first?
4) What types of businesses would use discrete unit manufacturing?
5) What type of business would use process manufacturing?
6) What type of business might use both approaches to ...

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