Production - Job - Advantages and disadvantages table in GCSE Business Studies


	Production - Job
	Advantages Can be personalised to meet the needs of specific customers. The business can charge more per unit (premium price) since the process is time consuming and associated with luxury products. Higher levels of motivation and therefore staff retention since every job is different.	Disadvantages Lower quantity of output due to the process being more time consuming. Requires skilled workers so this method of production is more expensive. Hard to achieve economies of scale since different raw materials are needed for each job.
	Evaluation

Can be personalised to meet the needs of specific customers.
The business can charge more per unit (premium price) since the process is time consuming and associated with luxury products.
Higher levels of motivation and therefore staff retention since every job is different.

Lower quantity of output due to the process being more time consuming.
Requires skilled workers so this method of production is more expensive.
Hard to achieve economies of scale since different raw materials are needed for each job.

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