Process Manufacturing describes a manufacturing process whereby materials are blended, cooked or mixed as opposed to assembled from discrete units. Some needs common to process manufacturing industries are: Formulas (or recipes) are ratios, not static bills of material Split bill of material: ie, several products can share 1 formula, but have different packaging Flexibility with units of measure Stringent quality control, with recall ability Lot grading / attribute tracking and calculation .

Food and Beverage bakeries breweries dry mix / blending food processing fruits / vegetables dairy read more Chemicals paints adhesives industrial chemicals household coatings concrete / cement read more

Meat Processing meat packing meat / poultry processing retail packaging read more Health and Personal Care Products cosmetics supplements OTC pharmaceuticals personal care vitamins wet / dry products read more