4.1 Production Processes Flashcards
What is Production?
The process of turning raw materials into saleable products and services.
What is Job Production?
Making products individually.
What is an Advantage of Job Production?
Products are usually high quality.
Can be made to meet the needs of individual customers.
Workers get more satisfaction.
What is a Disadvantage of Job Production?
Costs of production will be high.
Labour costs may be high as skilled labour is required.
What is Batch Production?
Making one type of product, then switching to make a different product.
What is an Advantage of Batch Production?
Needs of different customers can be met by making batches of different goods.
Batches are made to meet specific orders from customers.
It may be possible to use specialist machines to automate production.
What is a Disadvantage of Batch Production?
Takes time to switch production from one batch to another - costly.
May have to keep stock of raw materials to be able to switch production.
Less choice of products.
Repetitive tasks for workers.
What is Flow Production?
The production of one product on a continuous assembly line.
What is an Advantage of Flow Production?
Large amounts can be made.
Costs of production for each unit is low.
Machinery can be used, helping to rescue costs.
Technology can be used to change the products slightly so more are avaliable for customers to choose from.
What is a Disadvantage of Flow Production?
Goods are mass produced so quality may be low.
Expensive to set up a production line.
Large stocks of materials need to be kept which can be expensive.
If production stops at any point then production stops everywhere.
Jobs can be repetitive and boring.
What is Automation?
Production involving machinery not controlled by a person.
