efficiency Flashcards
what is larbour intensive
uses more workers and less machinery
example of labour intensive business
NHS as needs very skilled workers to carry out soultions to patients health
adv of labour intensive business
humans can be retrained and can carry out new tasks wheras machine has to replaced
suggest ways to improve quality
solve any problems that airse
dis of labour intensive firms
harder to mange people than machines e.g emotions
can be unreliable e.g call of sick
need rest breaks ad holidays during work
capital intensive frim
use more machinery rather then people
adv of capital intensive frims
can operate 24/7
easier to manage dont have feelings
often more precise therefore imporving quality levels
dis of campital intensive firmss
high intital investment
expensive to buy and hard to maintain
usually only suited to one task meaning inflexible
break down then the whole production processs stops, huge delay, could lose out on sales, could ause bad reputation
fear of being replaced by machine could cause bad motaivtion for works and bad job security, decrease in producivity