Operations Management

Question 1

Name some advantages of flow production

Answer 1

Allows firms to produce huge volumes of outputs and to sell in huge numbers( if demand is there)

Allows specialisation - speed up the process and easier to recruit because have fewer tasks to then learn.

Question 2

Name disadvantages of flow production

Answer 2

Initial costs are much higher

May lack flexibility

Specialisation and division could lead to boredom so people end up leaving eh uh can then be expensive and disruptive for a business.

Question 3

What is lean production

Answer 3

Aim to reduce the amount of waste in a business

Question 4

What is just in time production ?

Answer 4

Producing to order , only makes an item when there is a customer for the item.

Question 5

What is flow production

Answer 5

Making lots of things continuously