Production of Goods and Services

Manufacturing of a unique or one-off product

• batch production

• job production

• cellular manufacturing

• flow production

Producing identical products in sets. Each set is finished before switching to the next.

• batch production

• job production

• cellular production

• flow production

Flow production would be used for:

• Cans of Pepsi

• Fitted Kitchen

• Tailored Suit

• Housing

Production that uses continuous and progressive processes, carried out in sequence.

• batch production

• job production

• flow production

• mass production

True or False. Flow production do not benefit from economies of scale.

• True

• False

Production that relies heavily on manpower

• Labour intensive
• Capital intensive

Manufacturing or provision of a product relies heavily on machinery and equipment

• Labour intensive
• Capital intensive

Flow production is used when hundreds of items the same need to be made.

• True
• False

Workers are organised into teams with autonomy for completing a unit in the production process.

• job production

• cellular production

• mass production

• flow production

(Finish the sentence) In flow production as employees are set to do specific jobs they become more...

• Angry

• Resilient

• Happy

• Specialised