Downstream (manufacturing)
Encyclopedia
Downstream in manufacturing refers to processes that occur later on in a production sequence or production line.
Viewing a company "from order to cash" might have high-level processes such as Marketing
, Sales
, Order Entry, Manufacturing
, Packaging, Shipping
, Invoicing. Each of these could be deconstructed into many sub-processes and supporting processes.
The Manufacturing
process consists of such sub-processes as Design
, Tooling, Inventory Management, Receiving
, Assembly, and others. The products being manufactured are created in a sequence of processes. Any process occurring after another is considered to be downstream.
Viewing a company "from order to cash" might have high-level processes such as Marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, Sales
Sales
A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity....
, Order Entry, Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
, Packaging, Shipping
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
, Invoicing. Each of these could be deconstructed into many sub-processes and supporting processes.
The Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
process consists of such sub-processes as Design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
, Tooling, Inventory Management, Receiving
Receiving
Receiving may refer to:* Receiving department , in a distribution center* Receiving house, a theater* Receiving line, in a wedding reception* Receiving mark, postmark* Receiving partner, in various sexual positions...
, Assembly, and others. The products being manufactured are created in a sequence of processes. Any process occurring after another is considered to be downstream.
See also
- Agile manufacturingAgile manufacturingAgile manufacturing is a term applied to an organization that has created the processes, tools, and training to enable it to respond quickly to customer needs and market changes while still controlling costs and quality....
- Lean manufacturingLean manufacturingLean manufacturing, lean enterprise, or lean production, often simply, "Lean," is a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful, and thus a target for elimination...