A type of manufacturing process that is dedicated to the production of a very narrow range of standard products. The rate of product change and new product information is very low. Significant investm ent in highly specialized equipment allows for a high volume of production at the lowest manufacturing cost. Thus, unit sales volumes are very large, and price is almost always a key order-winning cri terion. examples of items produced by a continuous process include gasoline, steel, fertilizer, glass, and paper. Syn: continuous production....