2.3.1 Operations & 2.3.2 Suppliers

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?

• Option 1Mass 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