Unit 1: Operations Managment (1)
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- Unit 1: Operations Managment
- Operational Efficiency
- Produce the maximum amount possible with the minimum input of people and raw material.
- An efficient business will have lower operating costs. Resulting in higher profits.
- To be operational efficiency you need:
- More efficient machinery
- Highly motivated workers
- Minimum wastage
- Efficient managment
- Job Production
- Is making a one off specialised product for each customer.
- It is a flexible production process.
- Allows customers special requirements to be met.
- High Prices can often be charged.
- Production cost can be high and is a slow process.
- Labour costs can be hgih as skilled workers are needed.
- Batch Production
- Groups of identical items that pass through different stages of the production process at the same time.
- The cost is lower than job production as it is more efficient.
- It can take a long time to switch from making a batch of one product to a different.
- Technology in the Workplace.
- Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Create models of the product.
- Computer Aid Manufacturer (CAM)
- Improve quality and productivity and reduce human error.
- Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- Operational Efficiency
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