High-Volume Production vs. Low-Volume Production

Let’s explore the key principles of high-volume production and discuss all the numbers, pros, and cons behind it.

What Is High-Volume Production?

In essence, high-volume production is the ability to mass-produce products or parts quickly and efficiently.

Difference Between High-Volume and Low-Volume Production

Context is important when defining what is considered to be low-volume or high-volume production. It boils down to the fact that different manufacturing processes are more cost-effective at a certain level of production than others. 

Other important factors that impact production cost at volume are:

• Setup time
• Adaptability to implement design changes
• Precision and accuracy of producing the part at volume

High-Volume Production

High-volume production is ideal for products that are in high demand, such as commodities. Companies trying to make a prototype or product and quickly mass-produce it to meet market demand will find the most use (and resource savings) from manufacturing in high volumes.

Unit costs are significantly less expensive than low-volume production unit costs. For example, you may be looking at $700 per unit for low-volume, but only $0.02 per unit for high-volume.

Low-Volume Production

Low-volume production is excellent for small businesses or businesses that are introducing a new product slowly into the market. This production volume is generally used for prototypes and custom or limited-edition products.

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