resource management- production, productivity and efficency
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| Job, batch, flow and cell | What are the methods of production |
| The total number of units produced in a given period of time | What is the definition of production |
| Meets specific needs to customers, cheap and easy to set up | Benefits of job production |
| Time consuming, expensive, specialist service | Negatives of job production |
| Tailor made clothes | What is an example of a job production service |
| More uniform products, cheaper and quicker production, variation can be achieved in different batches | Benefits of batch production |
| Items flow along the production line in a continuous process | What is the definition of flow production |
| Division of labour, identical items, workers dont have too much pressure | Beneifts of flow production |
| Workers can become demotivated due to the repetative nature, it require specialist machinery which can be expensive | Disadvantages of flow production |
| A form of flow production whereby the production line is split into a series of self contained cells, | What is the definition of cell production |
| Increases quality, teamwork and motivation | Benefits of cell production |
| Depends on staff being well trained, theres a lot of responsibility involoved | Disadvantages of cell production |
| Training of operators, efficiency, age of machinery and maintenance, inforseen events e.g, power cuts | What are some factors that can influence the productivity of machinery |
| Total output / number of employees | What is the formula that calulates output per worker |
| This involves maximising the output achieved from given inputs including machinery, materials and people | What is the definition of operational efficiency |
| Using technology, increasing labour productivity, increasing capacity utilisation | What methods can be used to improve efficiency |
| Training, better working practises, improved recruitment and selection, increased motivation e.g. incentives | How can you improve labour productivity |
| It could negativiely impact quality and customer satisfaction, employees could feel exploited and overworked | What are some difficulties when increasing labour productivity |
| Land, labour, capital, enterprise | What are the four factors of operation management |
| Increased productivity, improved quality and speed, reduced labour costs, greater opportunities for economies of scale | Advantages of capital intensive |
| High investment outlay, lack of human initiative, greater resistance to change from the workforce | Disadvantages of capital intensive prodcution |
| Lack of skilled workers in some industries, industrial realtions can be an isuue, HMR costs can be very high e.g. recruitment, selection and training | Disadvtanges to labour intensive production |