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WorksheetsMethods of production-Production and productivity
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Making a large quantity of identical products
Job
Batch
Flow
Making individual products that are bespoke (fit each customer's needs)
Job
Batch
Flow
Making different varieties of identical products. The production process is broken into stages
Job
Batch
Flow
Job
Batch
Flow
Batch
Job
Flow
Workers will be able to work at a very fast pace
Job
Flow
Workers will get bored
Job
Batch
Flow
Productivity (output per worker per hour) will be high, so unit costs will be low.
Job
Batch
Flow
Time is wasted cleaning the machinery between switching to a different flavour/make/ model
Job
Batch
Flow
Cost per unit is low so you can sell the product at a low price
Job
Batch
Flow
Set up costs are high due to having to buy the automated production lines
Job
Batch
Flow
Customers have a choice of products but products are not expensive
Job
Batch
Flow
Which is the suitable layout of production for a small bakery
Batch
Flow
Job
What three stages does a product go through to transform into a finished good.
inputs, processes and outputs
inputs and outputs
inputs only
all of the above
The production chain for bread flows in which order?
Primary selling the bread, secondary manufacturing the wheat into bread, tertiary extracting the bread.
Primary harvesting wheat, Secondary selling the bread, Tertiary manufacturing the bread.
primary harvesting wheat, Secondary manufacturing the bread. Tertiary selling the bread,
When a business wants to add value to its products by adding features to it - which option does it take ;
marketing
human resources
production
administration
When a business wants to add value by improving the buying experience of the customer, which option does it choose?
Human Resources
Marketing
Production
Finance
One advantage of job production is :
Low product quality
Lack of collaboration
Lack of decision making
Flexibility
Which method of production uses the same production line and workforce to produce a selection of different food items?
Job production
Batch production
Mass production
Cellular production
Mass production is all about:
Quantity
Quality
Mixed
Changing the production method can be ___ if the company has already chosen and implemented a certain production method.
Difficult and costly to change
Easy and costly to change
Difficult and cheap to change
Easy and cheap to change
This term refers to the fact that businesses used a continuous flow of materials along an assembly line.
Cellular manufacturing
Price
Flow production
Management
What is a job production?
Standardized products produced using assembly lines
Single product produced individually
Identical products produced in groups
What is a disadvantage of job production?
Time consuming
Customized products
Expensive
Flow production is a continuous process. True or False.
True
False
What is a the downside to division of labor?
makes it quicker and easier to train people
the job may become boring and repetitive
they are becoming more automated
Advantages of using job production..
High quality
Labour-intensive
Customized products
