{"id":"batch-and-queue","model_id":"Batch and queue","name":"Batch and queue","summary":"Batch and queue is a mass production approach in which large lots (batches) of items are processed and moved to the next process regardless of whether they are actually needed. The items then wait in a line (a queue).","study_notes":["The document names related concepts Continuous Flow, Lean Production, Overproduction and Push Production; none match the provided reference ids."],"safety_notes":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.lean.org/lexicon-terms/batch-and-queue/","title":"Batch-and-Queue - Lean Enterprise Institute","accessed":"2026-10-25"}],"verification":{"status":"source_checked","checked_at":"2026-10-25","values":1,"method":"llm_source_check"},"updated_at":"2026-10-25","type":"operational","spec":{"kind":"methodology","related":[]},"url":"https://machineschema.com/operational/batch-and-queue","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"}