5.2 Production methods
Ways in which goods and services can be produced:
Job production/customized production: producing a one-off item specially designed for each customer.
Batch production: producing limited number of identical products each item in the batch passes through one stage of production before passing on to the next stage.
Flow production: producing items in a continually moving production line - also known as line production. This can be a continuous 24-hours-a day method.
Mass production: producing large quantities of a standardized product.
Process production: producing standardized goods, typically in bulk quantities, by using a continuous input of materials and other resources.
Mass customization: use of flexible computer aided production systems to produce items to meet individual customers’ requirements at mass production cost levels.
Cell manufacturing/production: lean method of producing similar products using cells, or groups of team members, to facilitate operations by eliminating setup time between operations.
Factors that will influence which production method is appropriate for a particular business/product:
Size of the market
Amount of capital available
Availability of other resources
Market demand exists for products adapted to specific customer
Ways in which goods and services can be produced:
Job production/customized production: producing a one-off item specially designed for each customer.
Batch production: producing limited number of identical products each item in the batch passes through one stage of production before passing on to the next stage.
Flow production: producing items in a continually moving production line - also known as line production. This can be a continuous 24-hours-a day method.
Mass production: producing large quantities of a standardized product.
Process production: producing standardized goods, typically in bulk quantities, by using a continuous input of materials and other resources.
Mass customization: use of flexible computer aided production systems to produce items to meet individual customers’ requirements at mass production cost levels.
Cell manufacturing/production: lean method of producing similar products using cells, or groups of team members, to facilitate operations by eliminating setup time between operations.
Factors that will influence which production method is appropriate for a particular business/product:
Size of the market
Amount of capital available
Availability of other resources
Market demand exists for products adapted to specific customer
