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Operations management Production methods, quality, location and technology for Papers 1 and 2.
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1 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 ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Easy 1 marks No calculator + 2 Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of flow production for a business making thousands of identical bottles of soft drink per hour. ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Easy 2 marks No calculator + 3 Explain the difference between quality control and quality assurance. ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Easy 2 marks No calculator + 4 Explain one factor, other than cost, that a business should consider when choosing the location for a new factory. ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Easy 2 marks No calculator + 5 Explain one advantage and one disadvantage to a business of automating part of its production process with robots. ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Easy 2 marks No calculator + 6 A business that only orders raw materials from suppliers just before they are needed, to avoid holding large stocks, is using: A Buffer stock B Just-in-time stock control C Just-in-case stock control D Batch production ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Easy 1 marks No calculator + 7 A factory has a maximum possible output of 2,000 units per week. Last week it produced 1,500 units. Calculate its capacity utilisation for that week. ✓ Reviewed Paper 1 style Easy 3 marks Calculator + 8 A furniture maker currently uses job production, making one bespoke item at a time. It is considering switching to batch production of a small standard range. Analyse one benefit and one drawback of this switch. ✓ Reviewed Paper 2 style Easy 3 marks No calculator + 9 A growing bakery must choose between investing in an automated bread-slicing machine to cut labour costs, or hiring two more part-time staff to keep flexibility during busy and quiet periods. Recommend one option using two relevant factors. ✓ Reviewed Paper 2 style Easy 3 marks No calculator + Self-assessed 0 / 0
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