Production

Question 1

Define production

Answer 1

The total number of units produced in a given period of time

Question 2

What are the three methods of production

Answer 2

Job, batch and flow

Question 3

Define job production

Answer 3

The production of one off items to met the needs of each individual customer

Question 4

Describe job production

Answer 4

Cheap and easy to set up but production is more expensive, often a specialist service, time consuming to produce, meet specific needs of customers

Question 5

Define batch production

Answer 5

Identical items are produced in groups (batches), each item passing through the same production process

Question 6

Describe batch production

Answer 6

Allows for cheap and quick production of items, products are more uniform, variations can be made in different batches

Question 7

Define flow production

Answer 7

Items flow along the production line in a continuous process, suitable for mass production

Question 8

Which two key steps are workers responsible for in flow production

Answer 8

Specialisation and division of labour

Question 9

What are the advantages of flow production

Answer 9

Efficient due to specialisation of workers, machinery and division of labour, low cost per unit, consistent quality and continual output reducing the need to hold stock

Question 10

What are the disadvantages of flow production

Answer 10

High initial costs (machinery, computers and training), Errors can shut down the whole process, repetitive work demotivates workers and only standardised products can be manufactured