Production

Question 0

What is job production?

Answer 0

A method that produces each product individually

Question 1

What are the 3 yours of production?

Answer 1

Job
Batch
Flow

Question 2

What are the advantages to job production?

Answer 2

High quality product
Meet the needs of every individual costumer
Workers are more satisfied when the product Is finished

Question 3

What are the disadvantages of job production?

Answer 3

Cost of production will be high

Labour costs are high because some jobs require skills workers

Question 4

What is batch production?

Answer 4

The production of one type of a product for a while then changing the production to another type of product. The firm will switch back to the first when more are needed

Question 5

What are the advantage to batch production?

Answer 5

The needs of different customers can be met by making batches of different foods
Batches are made for specific orders do reduces costs as there is no need for storage

Question 6

What are the disadvantages to batch production?

Answer 6

Takes time to switch production as they may need to reset which adds to cost
May need to keep stocks of materials and components to be able to switch production when required. Holding stock costs money
Tasks mAy be repetitive and boring for workers

Question 7

What is flow production?

Answer 7

One kind of product is made continuously on an assembly line. The goods are mass produced

Question 8

What are the advantages to flow production?

Answer 8

Large amounts can be made
Low costs from economies of scale
Machinery used to keep costs low

Question 9

What are the disadvantages of flow production?

Answer 9

Not good quality
Expensive to set up production lines
Large stocks of materials may have kt be kept to keep the production line supplied which may be expensive
If the production stops at any point on the assembly line there may be a complete stop of production
Jobs on an assembly line can be repetitive and boring

Question 10

What are the advantages to automation?

Answer 10

machines can work much quicker than humans
can work constantly
no need for breaks or motivation
no staff wages

Question 11

What are the disadvantages to automation?

Answer 11

very expensive in the short term
may need fixing/ updating which is expensive
cannot make personal items
can create a bad brand image