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Production/operations business - Coggle Diagram
Production/operations business
Methods of production
Job production, where items are made individually and each item is finished before the next one is started.
Batch production, where groups of items are made together.
Flow production, where identical, standardised items are produced on an assembly line.
Quality control/Assurance
Assurance
Quality assurance is
where quality is built into the production process. All staff check all items at all stages of the production process for faults. In this way everyone takes responsibility for delivering quality. Successful quality assurance results in zero defect production.
Control
Quality control is where finished products are checked by inspectors to see if they meet the set standard. (usually at the end of production)
Economies of scale
Increasing level of output decreases cost
Supply chain
Logistics
Logistics is finding efficient and appropriate methods to transport materials and products
Stock control
Stock control is controlling the amount of materials and products that are kept by a business
JIT
Just In Time stock control is when you only keep stock of what you need at any given time.
no need for huge warehouse, cut costs, cut everything down to efficiency
no room for error
JIC
Just In Case stock control
when a business keeps large amounts of stock on hand to minimise the possibility of stock running out
Procurement
Stock control
Technology
Sales process
Location