Scales of Production Flashcards
what does on-off productions create?
bespoke items that meet the customers exact requirments
one product at a time
in one-off production what do the workforce need to be?
highly skilled workers for detailed products
what are the disadvantages of one-off production?
expensive
labour intensive - time consuming for each product
give 3 examples of one-off production
wedding dresses - fit perfectly
made-to-measure furniture - fits dimensions of a room
prototypes - product then may be mass produced
what does batch production make?
a certain number of products (specific quantity)
what are the basic process of batch production?
you do one process - e.g cutting out - on the WHOLE BATCH
then you do another process on the whole batch - e.g. painting the parts you cut out
is batch production quicker or slower than one-off production?
quicker
why are PCBs batch produced?
different electrical products need different PCB designs
give 3 examples of batch produced products
templates
jigs
moulds
why does machinery in batch production need to be flexible?
so it can quickly change for each different product
what is downtime and why is it bad?
time between batches
wastes money - NOT MAKING ANYTHING YOU CAN SELL
what is mass production and give an example of it?
making loads of the same product
e.g. newspapers / cars
what is mass production ONLY used for?
a mass-market product that EVERYONE wants
describe the different stages of mass production
broken down into small repetitive on an assembly line
what does mass production use?
specialised expensive equipment
CAD/CAM
