Types of Production Flashcards
What is job production?
When companies are hired to make one specific products, usually unique products to meet specific customer needs
Advantages of job production?
Higher quality, higher prices, skilled labour, motivated staff, flexible
What are the disadvantages of job production?
Skilled staff required, training costs, time consuming, limited market, can’t benefit from EOS, labour intensive
What is batch production?
When large amounts of products are produced together in “batches”. Like cakes.
What are the advantages of batch production?
Large amounts can be produced at one time, faster than job production, can benefit from some EOS, so,e flexibility, reduction in unit costs, specialist machinery
What are the disadvantages of batch production?
Down time, need to keep stocks of raw materials, de-motivating for staff, money tied up in storage
What is flow production?
Involves the continuous flow of production
What are the advantages of flow production?
Low unit costs, fastest method of production, automated, can benefit from EOS
What are the disadvantages of flow production?
Inflexible, planning, high set up costs, boring for employees, breakdowns can stop production line
What is process production?
When you change raw materials e.g oil to petrol
What is cell production?
A form of teamwork where the entire process fo production is split into small groups called cells. Each cell is responsible for a complete unit of work
What are the advantages of cell production?
Communication, motivation, workers are multi skilled, quality improvements, responsibility, teamwork
What are the disadvantages of cell production?
Workers can be too pushed, may not yield enough savings, cells may not produce enough, work force can be demotivated
Give an example of cell production
Car manufacturing
State 5 factors which change the process of production
Finance, culture of the business, demand, competition, cost of machinery, stakeholders, practicality of change
