Difference Between Process and Discrete Manufacturing

In the podcast, the speaker explains the fundamental differences between process and discrete manufacturing. Process industries, exemplified by glue production, deal with continuous, uncountable outputs like buckets of glue, as opposed to discrete manufacturing like cell phone assembly, which focuses on individual countable items. This contrast extends to operational flexibility, as stopping production in process industries is complex due to the nature of flowing materials, requiring feedback control systems to handle uncertainty.