2.4 Resource Management Flashcards
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Define production?
When raw materials or components are changed into products.
What’s job production?
Production of single unique units which could be bespoke for the customer and will require a highly skilled workforce
Evaluate job production?
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What’s batch production?
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Evaluate batch production?
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What’s flow production?
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Evaluate flow production?
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What’s cell production?
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Evaluate cell production?
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Explain what’s meant by labour intensive?
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Explain what’s meant by capital intensive?
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Define productivity?
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What is labour productivity and how do you calculate it?
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What are 5 factors affecting productivity?
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What are the difficulties in increasing labour productivity?
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Define efficiency?
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What’s unit cost and how’s it calculated?
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Explain the link between productivity and efficiency?
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What are 7 benefits of improved efficiency?
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Waste can be considered anything that doesn’t add value to the product, what are 7 ways of reducing waste and adding value?
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What’s capacity utilisation?
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How do you calculate capacity utilisation?
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Operating under capacity utilisation can cause a number of efficiency problems, evaluate operating under capacity utilisation?
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Operating over capacity utilisation can cause a number of efficiency problems, evaluate operating over capacity utilisation?
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