Manufacturing Industry.

SCALE OF PRODUCTION Jobbing Production Batch Production The term ‘scale of production’ is all about the quantity of products that you’re going to manufacture. There are FOUR main categories:- Jobbing Production Batch Production Mass/Flow Production Continuous Production

JOBBING PRODUCTION Examples Your main project, architect designing a house or a cruise liner, pottery ,art, suits , large boats, cruise liner.

BATCH PRODUCTION Examples Bakery, ingredients, inks, paints, clothes, suits, adhesives Advantages (better for smaller business who can not afford mass production.) Faster, cheaper and generally easier than jobbing production. Disadvantages Could restrict you to certain goods and could be difficult to adapt

MASS PRODUCTION Advantages Disadvantages Examples Cars, play stations, Xbox, TVs, radios, mobile phones. Advantages Large amounts of products, low prices, improved productivity (24/7) and accurate products. Disadvantages Requires fewer workers, expensive to start up (machines), difficult to alter, inflexible means all products have to be the same.

CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION

The type of production chosen depends on the market type. If large quantities of the same item is required then MASS PRODUCTION is used. If an individual item is required then JOBBING PRODUCTION is used.

To check to see if the target market likes the product Safety checks Manufacturers make prototypes using a one-off method of production. (i) State why this method is appropriate. Cheaper To test the final design to see if it works before you put into batch or mass production. To check to see if the target market likes the product Safety checks Check the product does the job it is required to do. Check the materials, size and finish.

When making a large number of products manufacturers will use either batch production or mass production. (ii) Explain the meaning of batch production and mass production. Batch production – When you make a specific quantity of the same products Mass production – when you make very large volumes of the same product.