In 2011, the average salary for all surgeons and physicians was $184,650 a year, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But extremely high or low salaries can skew the average, and median wage is usually a better indication of earning potential. Half of all surgeons earn $187,000 or more a year.
a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners. 2. the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation: mixing a batch of concrete. 3. the quantity of bread, cookies, dough, or the like, made at one baking.
Batch Production Batch production includes jobs that move through the steps of production in clear groups, such as by the dozen or by the hundred. The units are all operated on at the same time per batch. Batch production allows for efficient use of equipment by moving batches around in patterns to different areas of specialty. But for this flexibility of process, companies must accept the time and analysis it takes to find the ideal batch production flow, complexity that can raise the costs of management.