Operations

Question 1

3 types of production and explain them

Answer 1

1.Job- single item job specific high quality
2.Batch- group of items like different size or colour team shirts
3.Flow- One production line, consistent, quicker more production

Question 2

Batch vs Job production

Answer 2

Batch:
1. EOS - bulk buying, equipment less over more products
2. Increase producitity
3. Consistent
Flow:
1. Higher quality
2. Less risk- fault in production

Question 3

Batch vs Flow production

Answer 3

Batch:
1. Less risk-> product defect only affects a batch not all products
2. More flexible -> easier to adjust to demand-> seasons
3. Less capital = lower products
Flow:
1. More productive less wasted time-> dont have to adjust production as its all the same
2. Better EOS

Question 4

What is rationalising

Answer 4

Focusing on the most profitable areas of a business and lowering or stopping production in othe areas

Question 5

What is increasing the use of assets

Answer 5

Leasing part of your capitalisation to another business if you are underutilising it, renting a level on your building to another business if you dont use it

Question 6

What is subcontracting

Answer 6

When you are ta full capacity so you go to another business to falicitate production of your good

Question 7

Lean production?

Answer 7

Remove all waste in production to improve productivity and decrease costs

Question 8

Just in time (JIT) production

Answer 8

Lean production when getting materials only when it is needed. No stock holding costs but more risky- cant match demand.

Question 9

Kaizen?

Answer 9

Continues improvment, making small positive changes to improve productivity.

Question 10

Cell production?

Answer 10

Split workforce on different tasks. E.G. one group makes car doors another cell makes car windows. Use job rotataion and specilisation

Question 11

What is Total Quality Managment (TQM)?

Answer 11

Continuos quality checks throughout production to make defects of products 0