Production Processes and quality Flashcards
Continuous production
Highly automated manufacture that runs continuously
Mass production
Manufacturing at a high volume (10000+)
Batch
Where a large number of products at the same time (2-10k)
Prototype/One off
Making of a single unique production or prototype
Just in time production (JIT)
Scale of production relies on the product has been manufactured to a timed schedule. It doesn’t cost money but isn’t reliable.
Just in Time production advantages
Reduced stock and therefore reduced warehouse and storage space needed - cheaper overheads.
Less finance is tied up in stock as every product is already ordered by a customer and the supplies provide materials and components when needed.
Just in time production disadvantages
Reliance on external supplies.
Reliance on materials needed
No available off the shelf stock
Jigs definition (link to batch production)
Something that helps you do a process (usually something that lines up and holds something).
Mould definition (link to batch production)
Pouring something in
Former definition (link to batch production)
Put something over
Quality checks definition
It is a technique used to check the quality of a product against a specification
Quality assurance
Procedures to manage all functions that affect quality.
Quality control
Check against the manufacturing specification
Quality assurances examples
British standards, C€ European standard, Lion mark for children’s toys
Quality control examples
Measuring, weighing, calipers
