N5 - Production & planning systems

What does the term 'one-off production mean?

• When multiple items are produced to a customers specification

• When an individual item is produced to a customers specification

• When a company produces a product to their specification for an individual customer

• When a company produces multiple items to their own specification

What kind of products would be most likely to be made using one off production? Choose two answers

• A bridge

• A Cadburys chocolate bar

• Specialist jewellery

• A Sony television

What is mass production?

• When identical or similar items products are created in stages on an assembly line

• When identical or similar items are produced together for different sized production runs

• Continuous production of products created in stages on an assembly line

• The manufacturing of large quantities of standardised products

Which type of products would be made through mass production?

• Televisions

• Cars

• Tins of beans

• Packets of crisps

What are knock down fittings?

• An individual part or component, manufactured in thousands or millions

• Fittings that can be put together easily, normally using only basic tools

• Tools that can be used to assemble flat pack furniture

• Items of furniture that can be flat packed

Which of the following are examples of knock down fittings? Choose two answers

• Screws

• Nails

• Plastic corner blocks

• Two block fittings

What are standard components?

• An individual part or component, manufactured in thousands or millions

• Fittings that can be put together easily, normally using only basic tools

• Tools that can be used to assemble flat pack furniture

• Items of furniture that can be flat packed

Which of the following are examples of standard components? Choose two answers

• Screws

• Nails

• Plastic corner blocks

• Two block fittings

What are some of the benefits of standard components for the consumer? Choose two answers

• They can replace them easily as they are available at any hardware store

• It reduces costs as they are cheaper to but in bulk

• It reduces the number of manufacturing processes needed in the production process

• They can use common tools that they will probably have at home to fit them

What are some of the drawbacks of for the manufacturer of using standard components? Choose two answers

• It makes manufacturing much cheaper

• There can be delivery issues - things might not get delivered on time

• The parts might not be up the standard the company would expect

• The box might not come with all the parts in it