Production Systems

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Higher Product Design (Manufacture) Note on Production Systems, created by Jan Adams on 19/12/2013.
Jan Adams
Note by Jan Adams, updated more than 1 year ago
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Job Production

Normally "one off" products.Single item or very small quantity.

Examples

Bridges Ships Bespoke fashion items Specialist models/prototypes

Batch Production

Larger quantities are produced (100's - 200's)

Examples

Cars  Food products Clothing Books

Mass Production

Known as flow or continuous production.Assembly lines.Very large quantities (1000's)

Examples

Cars Food products Computers Mobile phones

Note

High cost per item due to skilled labour costs. Low fixed costs. Skilled workforce. Specialist markets. Flexible.

Note

Cheaper cost per item than job due to increased quantity. Semi-skilled workforce. Increased use of templates, jigs, fixtures to reduce production time. Still reasonably flexible.

Note

Cheaper again due to increased quantity. Expensive to set up due to increased automation. Less skilled workforce. Inflexible due to specialist production lines.

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