5.2 production methods

manufacturing of a unique or one-off job

• batch production
• job production
• cellular manufacturing
• flow production

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

• job production
• cellular production
• mass production
• flow production

Which of these is not a production method?

• Lean production

• Buff production

• Mass production

• Job production

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

• batch production
• job production
• flow production
• mass production

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

• Labour intensive
• Capital intensive

Large-scale manufacturing of a homogeneous product

• job production
• cellular production
• mass production
• 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 Coke

• Fitted Kitchen

• Walkers bags of crisps

Batch Production is where products are made in groups of similar products.

• True
• False

Production that relies heavily on manpower

• Labour intensive
• Capital intensive