Factors to decide a method

• Quantity to be made:

  • High demand will need flow or mass production to give the large volumes required.
• Skills of Staff:

  • Where staff have low skills, then a more mechanised may be more suitable.
• Product design and quality method:

  • High quality may mean using job production but it also may mean using technology and robots to give accurate, consistent standards.
• Finance available:

  • Mass production may require the investment of large amounts of finance to purchase the technology needed.
• Type of product:

  • One-off, bespoke products may require skilled staff creating unique items using job production.