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PRODUCTION METHODS, image, image, image - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Undertake specialist projects with high value added
      - High level of motivation in your workers
    - - High unit production costs
      - Time-consuming
      - Range of tools needed
- - - - Large quantities can be produced
      - Ideal for products which have to be of a consistent quality
      - Processes can normally be automated which reduces unit costs
    - - Difficult and disruptive if the production process has to be stopped
      - Little opportunity to make different versions of the product
      - Heavy investment required in process design and production equipment/facilities
- - - - Low unit costs due to constant working of machines, high labour productivity and economies of scale
    - - Inflexible - often very dfficult and time-consuming to switch from one type of product to another
      - Expensive to set up flow-line machinery
- - - - Production system
      - Motivation might be high
      - very low costs
    - - Outputs may not be as high as normal production system
      - Need heavily investment in machinary
      - Employee training could be high
- - - - Combine low unit costs with flexibility to meet customer´s individual requirements
    - - Expensive product redesign may be needed to allow jey components to be switched to allow variety
      - Expensive flexible capital equipment needed
- - - - High levels of stocks at each production stage
      - Unit costs likely to be higher than with flow production
    - - Economies of scale
      - Faster production with lower unit costs than job production
      - Flexibility in design of product in each batch