Scale of production mind map - Mindmap in GCSE Design & Technology: Graphics

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Created on: 01-03-16 04:58

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Scale of production
- One off production
  - Making "custom" products
    - Eg: Paintings/ sculptures
  - Each item is different/ unique
    - Items are usually very expensive/ custom made
  - Very labour intensive
    - Takes time to create a product
    - Leads to product to be very EXPENSIVE
    - Usually highly skilled workers
- Batch production
  - Produce in specific quantities
    - Batches go through each process together
    - Batches can be repeated
      - Down time (between batches)
  - Used for leaflets, brochures and posters
  - Labour force+ machinery needs to be flexible
  - not as efficient as mass production
    - Backlog of half assembled products
- Mass production
  - Making thousands of identical products
    - Extremely efficient
    - Specialised equipment in order to maximise efficiency
      - Expensive
  - Newspapers/ magazines
    - Produce for the mass market
  - Secondary workforce
    - Large supply
    - Does not require a highly skilled workforce
  - Stages of production
    - Repetitive tasks
      - Assembly line
    - Each worker does a small part of the process= specialisation
      - Requires a fairly high population of workers
- Continuous production
  - Making items non-stop
    - No interruption 24/7
    - Huge amounts of one thing
      - Cost for item is cheap
        Chocolate bar packaging
  - EXTREMELY expensive
    - Very efficient
- Just in Time production
  - Get materials+ components delivered just as they're needed
    - Very cost effective
    - Saves cost on storing materials
  - Products are always sold with minimized excess material
  - Used for very expensive items ( eg: manufacturing machines, REALLY expensive headphones etc)
  - Requires very efficeint production to deliver on time
    - Must be fault free

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Report Wed 2nd March, 2016 @ 04:15

COLORS

Report Wed 2nd March, 2016 @ 04:21

shi hen hao

Report Wed 2nd March, 2016 @ 04:23

SICK BRUh

Report Mon 22nd May, 2017 @ 14:14

Oh LETS BREAK IT DOWN

Report Mon 22nd May, 2017 @ 14:29

DAB

Report Sun 13th May, 2018 @ 20:20

I do A-level design technology and this is still really good for the basics

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