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Manufacturing Systems (KS 4)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Manufacturing production systems can be classified as

a)

one-off, batch, mass and continuous

b)

single, batch, mass and continuous

c)

one-off, batch, intensive and continuous

d)

one-off, group, mass and continuous

2.

Products made with no interruption in the production line is an example of what type of manufacturing?

a)

Batch

b)

one-off/bespoke/Custom

c)

Continuous

d)

Just it time (JIT)

3.

What scale of production is used in the manufacture of plain, A4 paper?

a)

One off

b)

Batch

c)

Mass

d)

Continuous

4.

What scale of production is used in the manufacture of books?

a)

continuous

b)

Mass

c)

Batch

d)

One off

5.

Bespoke products that are made to meet a customer’s exact needs are made as;

a)

as a one off

b)

as a batch

c)

by mass

d)

continuously

6.

This involves manufacturing a number of identical products, usually by workers who take on more specialised roles.

a)

One off

b)

Batch

c)

Mass

d)

Continuous

7.

Batches might be as small as a dozen or as large as several thousand

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Workers are often less skilled as there is usually more reliance upon machinery;

a)

one off

b)

batch

c)

mass

d)

Continuous

9.

Products move along a production line - a very efficient way of making lots of products in a short period of time.

a)

Mass

b)

Batch

c)

One off

d)

Continuous

10.

Very high demand. Products can be 'stock-piled' as they do not change or deteriorate with age.

a)

Mass

b)

JIT

c)

Continuous

d)

Batch

11.

Machinery is specilised and fixed. Only one product is produced;

a)

Mass

b)

Batch

c)

Continuous

d)

JIT

12.

No two products will be exactly the same which is often the reason the customers are prepared to pay more.

a)

JIT

b)

One off

c)

Mass

d)

Batch

13.

Both simple products such as a wedding cake and very complex products such as oil rigs are examples of....

a)

bespoke/one-off production

b)

batch production

c)

mass production

d)

continuous

14.

One off products;

a)

are cheap to buy

b)

require a low levels of skill

c)

take a large amount of labour

d)

are unique

e)

are highly desirable

15.

Most products are produced using which scale of production?

a)

Mass

b)

Batch

c)

Continuous

d)

JIT

16.

To allow flexibility the machine's tooling is designed to change.

a)

Mass

b)

Batch

c)

Continuous

d)

JIT

17.

In order to be produced in large volumes, a product must...

a)

have a high demand

b)

Have a long 'shelf-life'

c)

not go out of fashion

d)

All of the above

18.

The price of a single item when bought in bulk;

a)

Unit cost

b)

one-off cost

c)

Increases as the scale increases

d)

Decreases as the scale increases