Methods of production

• job production 


  Producing one product start to finish , highly specialised and very labour intensive
• benefits of job production is high quality products and customised products
• What is job production focused on?

  Producing one product from start to finish
• Why is job production considered highly specialized?

  It requires specific skills for each product
• What is a disadvantage of job production?

  Production costs likely to be high
• What is batch production?

  Production of batches of similar products
• How is the workforce organized in batch production?

  Divided into groups for specific stages
• What is a common use of batch production?

  Food production
• What is a disadvantage of making many small batches in batch production?

  It can be expensive
• What is flow production also known as?

  Continuous production
• What characterizes flow production?

  Continuous movement of items through production
• What is an advantage of flow production?

  Economies of scale achieved with low costs
• What is a disadvantage of automated assembly lines in flow production?

  High initial setup costs
• What are the main methods of production?

  • Job production
  • Batch production
  • Flow production