Functional Areas of a Business (Production)

Which of the following best describes mass production?

• Production in small amounts

• Production in large quantities

• production in batches

In producing goods, what is meant by mechanization?

• this is the process of creating a set way of doing things to guide the creation of a good and services

• This is the division of labour into specific tasks

• This is the use of machines to replace human and animal labour.

In producing goods, what is meant by specialization?

• This is the use of machines to replace human and animal labour.

• This is the process of creating a set way of doing things (standards) to guide the creation of a good or service.

• This is the division of labour into specific tasks. A whole process is divided into several tasks.

What is meant by standardization in production?

• This is the division of labour into specific tasks. A whole process is divided into several tasks.

• is the process of creating a set way of doing things to guide the creation of a good or service

• This is the use of machines to replace human and animal labour

This department deals with the actual manufacturing or conversion of raw materials into a product for sale. Which department is this?

• Marketing or sales

• Finance or accounting

• Production or manufacturing

Who do you think is responsible for the operations of the production department?

• Marketing manager

• Production manager

• Sales manager

The use of computer aided technology to perform functions which humans would normally do is called

• mechanization

• specialization

• Automation

Which of the following is not a responsibility of the production department?

• designing the product

• quality control

• receiving cash payments

Which is another name for the human resource department?

• sales

• personnel

• manufacturing

Give another term to describe the main functional areas of a business?

• organizations

• departments

• branches