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Flow Production

Flow Production

Advantage and Disadvantages

What is Production?

Disadvantages

Advantages

The processes and methods used to transform tangible inputs (raw materials, semi-finished goods, sub assemblies) and intangible inputs (ideas, information, knowledge) into goods or services. Resources are used in this process to create an output that is suitable for use or has exchange value.

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A small business might use job or batch production to provide a personalised or distinctive product. However, if the product is intended for much larger, mass markets, then alternative methods of production may be required in order for the product to be produced efficiently. A key production method in these circumstances is flow production.

Flow production involves a continuous movement of items through the production process. This means that when one task is finished the next task must start immediately. Therefore, the time taken on each task must be the same.

  • Flow production is capital intensive.
  • High numbers of products can roll off assembly lines at very low cost.
  • Production can continue at night and over weekends
  • Firms can benefit from economies of scale, which should lower the cost per unit of production.
  • The main disadvantage is that with so much machinery it is very difficult to alter the production process.
  • High start up cost.
  • The main disadvantage is that with so much machinery it is very difficult to alter the production process.

Production Capacity

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What is flow production?

A. Producing a single product to meet a single, individual order

B. Producing goods continuously

C. Producing goods in large quantities

D. The dismissal of workers who aren't needed.

As a business grows the scale of its operations, it often needs to change its method of production to allow greater production capacity.

Volume of products that can be generated by a production plant or enterprise in a given period by using current resources.

This is linked to flow production as a company needs to know how much stock they can hold and how efficient staff and machines can be to get to their capacity

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List 2 Disadvantages of Flow Production

List 2 advantages of Flow Production

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