2.3.1 Production

Which of the following best describes the term, production?

• Making one-off specialist products

• Process of changing inputs into outputs that can be sold

• Process that focuses on minimising waste

• Making products on a large scale using machinery

Which of the following is most likely to be an advantage to a business of using job production?

• A high number of products can be produced at a low cost

• One-off products can be made to match customer needs

• Unit costs will be kept as low as possible

• Some flexibility as similar products are produced together in groups

Which of the following will most likely lead to an increase in productivity?

• Investing in the most up-to-date machinery

• Reducing the number of skilled workers

• Employing more unskilled production line workers

• Cutting back on the amount of staff training

Which of the following is an example of a business whose purpose is to produce goods?

• Veterinary surgeon

• Opticians

• Bakery

• Hairdressers

Which of the following best describes the term, batch production?

• Making a one-off item to meet specific customer needs

• When groups of similar items are produced together

• When unique products are produced one at a time

• When identical products are produced continuously

Which of the following production processes is a business most likely to use to produce a personalised birthday cake?

• Mass production

• Flow production

• Batch production

• Job production

Which of the following is most likely to be a disadvantage to a business of using flow production?

• Cost of producing one unit can be high

• Production is labour intensive

• Cost of setting up the production process is often high

• Production can be slow as products are made to meet specific customer needs

In which of the following situations would there be the most flexibility in the production process? When:

• Products are produced using machinery

• Products are produced continually on a production line

• The lowest unit costs are experienced in production

• When production can be changed quickly from one product to another

Which of the following is a positive impact of introducing state-of-the-art technology into the production process?

• Productivity decreases

• Consistent quality

• Reduced flexibility

• Increase in costs

Which of the following production processes is a business most likely to use when 50 pots of yellow paint, 40 pots of green paint and 35 pots of pink paint need to be produced?

• Batch production

• Flow production

• Job production

• Mass production