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Production methods, quality, location and technology for Papers 1 and 2.
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- Production and productivity
- Quality decisions
- Location and technology
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Operations management: evaluate the trade-off
Operations decisions concern how a business transforms inputs into goods or services. A recommendation should fit demand, resources and the product rather than assume that higher output is always better. Distinguish improving productivity from simply employing more workers, and consider quality alongside quantity.
A method to practise
- Compare job, batch and flow production in the context of variety, volume and investment.
- Calculate productivity as output per unit of input, stating the worker or time measure used.
- Explain how inventory, capacity and quality decisions can affect costs, reliability and customer satisfaction.
Original worked illustration
Output rises from 400 to 500 units per day while the workforce stays at 10. How does labour productivity change?
- Initial output per worker per day = 400/10 = 40 units.
- New output per worker per day = 500/10 = 50 units.
- The increase is 10/40 x 100 = 25%. This does not by itself prove that quality or profit improved.
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A productivity increase may involve equipment costs, training or quality problems. Explain the mechanism and limits of your recommendation rather than claiming automation always reduces total costs.
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A tailor makes one wedding dress at a time to a customer's exact specification. This production method is: A Flow production B Batch production C Job production D Mass production
- Selects C: job production, making a single, unique product to order.
Check your reasoning: Job production suits unique, customised items; batch groups identical items together; flow production runs a continuous standardised line.
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