Flow production

• What is flow production

  Uses production lines with continuous movement of items through the process
• What type of products are made by flow production

  Mass produced products
• why is flow production capital intensive

  Uses more money on machinery
• advantages of flow production

  Can make larger quantities - bulk buy raw materials and save money

  automated and computerised production means improved quality and complex designs can be made in shorter times

  can use Just in time system as production is continuous
• Disadvantages of flow production

  High costs to buy the factory and machinery

  low motivation of staff due to repetitive tasks

  breaks down and lost production can be costly

  very inflexible - hard to change factory machinery to make different products