Worksheets2.3.1 - Business operations
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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
Which of the following best defines the term, productivity?
Production of products using machinery, such as robots
A measure of efficiency, for example output per worker per hour
The continuous production of identical products
The total amount of products a business produces
Which two of the following products are likely to be manufactured using flow production?
A personalised birthday cake
A mass market car
A house extension
A bottle of branded soft drink
200 white bread rolls and 50 brown rolls
Which two of the following are most likely to be advantages to a business of using flow production?
Cheap to set up the production process & purchase the machinery
High productivity levels allow competitive prices to be charged
Staff are highly motivated, as there is lots of variety in their work
Lots of flexibility in the production process
Staff become specialists in one particular area, increasing efficiency
