craft production - making things by hand using traditional skills, cottage industry - small businesses in which the work is done by people in their homes , one-off production - when a single product is made, very often a prototype, mass production - producing goods in large quantities using machinery , JIT - system where things are made only when they are needed, continuous-flow production - high volume production method, 24 hours a day, lean production - systen aiming at cutting cost by minimizing waste and optimising efficiency, batch production  - small quantity of products are made together, micromanufacturing - uses nanotechnology to develop extremely small devices, agile manufacturing - operations that can be rapidly configured to satisfy changes in the market, additive manufacturing - laser-powered 3D-printers to make objects by adding layer upon layer , green manufacturing - reduces the carbon footprint , intelligent manufacturing - uses robots which work with minimal supervision , space manufacturing - produces goods in outer space using the advantages of zero gravity and a vacuum atmosphere,

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