unit 4 adv and dis

Question 1

adv and dis of job production

Answer 1

+products made usually high quality
-costs of production high

Question 2

adv and dis of batch production

Answer 2

+specialised machinery and automation likely to be used
-large amounts of stock may have to be held

Question 3

adv and dis of flow production

Answer 3

+large amounts of product can be made
-expensive to set up production line

Question 4

adv and dis of quality control

Answer 4

+It can help to prevent faulty goods and services being sold.
-It does not encouragen all workers to be responsible for quality

Question 5

adv and dis of quality assurance

Answer 5

+less wasage reducing production costs
-cost to train worker to assess quality

Question 6

adv and dis of e commerce

Answer 6

+less staff
-increased competition

Question 7

adv and dis of face to face

Answer 7

+customer more likely to buy product when advice given
-may not always be convinient for customers