3.1 - Production Process

Question 1

What is job production

Answer 1

Job production is when one single product is made at a time.

Products are made at high wuality and designed for a specific client or customer. Higher prices can be charged

Question 2

What is flow production

Answer 2

Flow production uses production line with continuous movements of items

Mass items are produced. Example cola, cars, toothpaste

Question 3

Advantages of flow production

Answer 3

Business can make larger wuantities. They can bulk buy

Question 4

Disdvantages to flow production

Answer 4

• High costs to buy factory/machinery
• Breakdowns/Lost production can be costly
• Low motivation of staff (repetitive tasks)

Question 5

What is lean production

Answer 5

Lean production tries using very few resources. Waste is also kept to a minimum

Question 6

Examples of waste in lean production

Answer 6

Transport - Unnecessary movements of parts and employees BETWEEN processes
Motion - Unnecessary movements of parts and employees WITHIN processes
Inventory - Stock sitting around unused
Waiting - Employees/parts waiting to be processed
Over-processing - Beyond the standard required
Overproduction - Producing more than demanded by the customer
Defects - No getting products right initially, havign to correct them

Question 7

What is Just-in-time

Answer 7

Business orders parts and gets them delivered same day from the supplier rather than stored parts in a warehouse

Warehouse full of parts = just-in-case
Parts arrived when just needed = just-in-time

Question 8

Disadvantges of just-in-time

Answer 8

The business wont be able to meet unexpected surges in demand for products
Business wont be able to quickly replace parts