Sector 3 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Deindustrialisation meaning
Employment in primary and secondary production lowers
Employment in tertiary production goes up
Deindustrialisation Causes
UK imports from cheaper places
More tertiary spending
More demand for services
Improvements in technology
Job Manufacturing definition
Job manufacturing is the production of a special one-off unique product made to a specific order.
Job manufacturing adv.
Job satisfaction high
Design is flexible
Can charge higher price
Job manufacturing disadv.
The products are very expensive - labour costs
Work is very time consuming
Process Manufacturing definition
The product cannot be disassembled to its original parts.
Process Manufacturing adv.
Large quantities can be produced.
Process can be automated.
Consistent quality
Process manufacturing disadv.
Expensive machinery
Facilities and repairs
Difficult and disruptive if process is stopped
Batch Manufacturing Definition
Created stage by stage over a series of workstations
Produce a number of similar products- a batch of
Batch manufacturing definition
Created stage by stage over a series of workstations
Produce a number of similar products- a batch
Batch manufacturing adv.
Machinery helps lower cost of products
Production is faster
Batch manufacturing disadv.
The work is less interesting and very repetitive
More space is required for bigger product quantities
Division of labour definition
Manufacturing process is divided into a number of small stages
Specialisation definition
When one employee concentrates on one particular operation and does it all the time.
Division of labour adv.
Quick
Cost/unit is lower
First in - first out definition
A system to ensure that perishable stock is used efficiently so that it doesn’t deteriorate
Batch control definition
This is managing the production of goods in batches
Minimum Inventory Level
This is a simple method where a business works out the minimum required inventory they can function with and re-orders when inventory reaches that level.
Quality assurance definition
Preventing mistakes and getting it right first time, zero defects.
Customer Service Excellence Award
Awarded to Public Sector Organisations who provide highest quality services to customers
ISO9001
Popular with manufacturers
Looks at training, handling mistakes and using all resources
European Foundation for Quality Management
Is interested in good management in businesses
Investors in People
This is provided to businesses that show they invest in their staff through good training
