Characteristics of Process Planning

1. Since a process is required to manufacture a product it is necessary to plan the process.
2. Process planning comes after it has been decided as what is to be made.
3. Process planning means the preparation of work detail plan.
4. Process planning is determining the most economical method of performing an operation or activity.
5. Process planning takes as it input the drawings or other specification which shows what is to be made and forecasts or orders with indicate the product quantity to be manufactured.
6. Process planning develops the broad plan of manufacture for the component or product.