Production Flashcards
(12 cards)
Job production
Producing one item at a time
Features of job production
Focuses on customer needs and individual services
High profit margins
Longer production processes
Specialist skilled workforce increases costs
Features of a batch production
Larger volumes of products that job production
Some flexibility
Semi skilled workforce
Some levels of automation
Productivity reduced when switching to batched production
What is batch production
Groups of the same product are produced b4 moving on to a group of products
What is flow production
Continuous manufacturing of standardised products usually on a production line
Features of flow production
Standardised production
Low skilled workforce
Highly automated process
Wetting up expensive machinery increases costs
What is cell production
Teams of workers work together to produce an entire product or part of a product
What is productivity
It is the output per worker. It measures how much each worker produces over a period of time
Methods of improving productivity
Specialisation
Motivation
More capital intensive
Training
What is efficiency
Making the best use of all the resources a business has. More efficiency = lower unit costs
Methods of improving efficiency
Outsourcing
Relocating
Investing in new tech
Lean production
What is EOS
Lower production costs as a business increases the amount it produces and sells
