Methods of production

Question 1

What is job production

Answer 1

Where a company produces single product or small number of products to specific requirements
Is labour intensive
Eg. Wedding cake

Question 2

What is batch production

Answer 2

• products that are made at the same time in batches
• each product in the batch is the same but there may be slight variations between batches
  Eg. Same house repeated on building site

Question 3

What is flow production

Answer 3

• Continuous process with production flowing from one operation to the next where parts are added to the product as it moves along the production line.
• The final product will have been made by the time it reaches the end of the production line.
• capital intensive.

Question 4

A & D of Labour intensive production

Answer 4

• Labour is usually readily available
• No need to purchase a lot of expensive equipment
• It is expensive and takes time to recruit, select and train new employees
• Can take a long time to make a unique product.

Question 5

A & D Capital Intensive Production

Answer 5

• Robots can do repetitive work
  ● Loss of personal contact – no personalisation
  ● Lower labour costs – no pay, recruitment or training
• Higher capital costs