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Making a dress?
Job
Batch
Flow
Making bread?
Job
Batch
Flow
Creating a car?
Job
Batch
Flow
Buliding a stadium?
Job
Batch
Flow
Producing Lynx deoderant?
Job
Batch
Flow
Coca Cola?
Job
Batch
Flow
Define Job Production?
Used to produce one off products that are made to meet specific requirements.
Used to produce more than one product that are made to meet specific requirements.
Used to produce one off products that dont have any specific requirements.
Define Batch Production?
Are made in groups, that produce unique products, allows for slight changes before next batch is produced.
Are made in groups, that produce similar products, allows for slight changes before next batch is produced.
Are made in groups, that produce similar products, doesnt allow for slight changes before next batch is produced.
Define Flow Production?
Sometimes called Mass production, produces similar products that will continously move to the next stage of production.
Sometimes called Mass production, produces identical products that will be completed within the one stage of production.
Sometimes called Mass production, produces identical products that will continously move to the next stage of production.
Producing Chicken Curry?
Job
Batch
Flow
Choose an advantage and disadvanatge of Job Production.
Unique Designs
Can Be Expensive
Lower Unit Costs
Machine Downtime
Choose an advantage and disadvanatge of Batch Production.
Better Effeciency
Initial Costs are High
Lower Unit Costs
Not tailored
Choose an advantage and disadvanatge of Flow Production.
Variety & Flexibility
Low Volumes Produced
Allows for Specialisation, Better Effeciency
Can Be Risky, Lot of Investment.
When thinking about whether a business should introduce flow production, they need to consider:
The cost, the likely level of demand & the need for flexible production.
The cost, the product quality & the need for variety.
The cost, the initial set up fees & working hours.
Factors to consider when choosing a method of production:
Costs, Quantity & Flexbility
Staff, Product Type & Costs
Supplier, Staff & Equipment
What is a the downside to division of labor?
Makes it quicker and easier to train people
The job may become boring and repetitive
They are becoming more automated
There is IDLE machines due to machine downtime.
Job
Batch
Flow
Set up costs are high due to having to buy the automated production lines.
Job
Batch
Flow
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