Production function
Systems: an orderly arrangement of parts to achieve a specific outcome. Production
planning: the plan that is used in the production process that will decrease cost and time
and increase output.
Production control: the managing of each individual task and action in the production
process to ensure the best result.
Routing: the process to determine the best and cheapest sequence of operations.
Scheduling: the process to work out the time required to perform each production task.
Loading: the process to assign work to workers and machines. Dispatching: converts the
planning into action with instructions for the movement of material, tools, and equipment,
checking of time and flow of work, and supervising the process.
Following-up: the process whereby the business makes sure the scheduling and
production systems are running according to plan.
Inspection: involves checking the quality of the process and the final product.
Corrective action: involves any adjustments to the planning process. Safety management:
includes all the safety precautions that are essential to ensure safety in the workplace.
Occupational Health and Safety Act: outlines the health and safety roles and
responsibilities of all the stakeholders involved.
Quality control: includes the inspection of the final product to ensure that it meets the
required standards.
Quality management systems: a framework that businesses use to manage all key
processes, and to ensure that they meet the correct standards.
SABS: the South African Bureau of Standards, a body that promotes and maintains
standards in South Africa.
Role of Production function
↳ involves the process by which raw materials are transformed into finished goods of
high quality to meet the demands of customers
• To ensure process is efficient + effective → businesses need a good production
management system
System
↳ is an orderly arrangement of parts to achieve a specific outcome → B must decide
, which production system will best suit needs
• Criteria: the product variety + the volume of products that must be produced + the
machinery and equipment used
Types of Production Management Systems
Mass production
↳ production of large amounts of standardised products in a constant flow
↳ also known as flow or continuous production
Characteristics
• Large amounts of standardised products will flow through the system
• Products are identical and go through the same process
• Products move on an assembly line or production line to the next station
• Each worker is trained to do a specific job and specialises in that job
• Equipment + machinery used = highly specialised and expensive
• Mass production = fast + reduces costs
• Unit cost of the products = cheaper
• Mass production process = inflexible + can’t accommodate new products
• Quality of products = same = quality control can be planned + carefully executed
Advantages of mass production
• production = quicker → turnaround time faster
• unit cost of products = cheaper → final price of products = reduced
• Quality = standardised → easier to do quality control
• Workers = specialised → easier to train them for the job
• Work = continuously done → shifts and operators
Disadvantages of mass production
• Expensive to set up a factory + buy specialised machinery
• Mass production = inflexible + does not allow for unique products
• 1 Machine break = production process is stopped
• Workers can get bored → process is repetitive
• Equipment often requires specialised operators = need higher salaries
Batch production
↳ products go through a process in groups + are completed from beginning to the end
Systems: an orderly arrangement of parts to achieve a specific outcome. Production
planning: the plan that is used in the production process that will decrease cost and time
and increase output.
Production control: the managing of each individual task and action in the production
process to ensure the best result.
Routing: the process to determine the best and cheapest sequence of operations.
Scheduling: the process to work out the time required to perform each production task.
Loading: the process to assign work to workers and machines. Dispatching: converts the
planning into action with instructions for the movement of material, tools, and equipment,
checking of time and flow of work, and supervising the process.
Following-up: the process whereby the business makes sure the scheduling and
production systems are running according to plan.
Inspection: involves checking the quality of the process and the final product.
Corrective action: involves any adjustments to the planning process. Safety management:
includes all the safety precautions that are essential to ensure safety in the workplace.
Occupational Health and Safety Act: outlines the health and safety roles and
responsibilities of all the stakeholders involved.
Quality control: includes the inspection of the final product to ensure that it meets the
required standards.
Quality management systems: a framework that businesses use to manage all key
processes, and to ensure that they meet the correct standards.
SABS: the South African Bureau of Standards, a body that promotes and maintains
standards in South Africa.
Role of Production function
↳ involves the process by which raw materials are transformed into finished goods of
high quality to meet the demands of customers
• To ensure process is efficient + effective → businesses need a good production
management system
System
↳ is an orderly arrangement of parts to achieve a specific outcome → B must decide
, which production system will best suit needs
• Criteria: the product variety + the volume of products that must be produced + the
machinery and equipment used
Types of Production Management Systems
Mass production
↳ production of large amounts of standardised products in a constant flow
↳ also known as flow or continuous production
Characteristics
• Large amounts of standardised products will flow through the system
• Products are identical and go through the same process
• Products move on an assembly line or production line to the next station
• Each worker is trained to do a specific job and specialises in that job
• Equipment + machinery used = highly specialised and expensive
• Mass production = fast + reduces costs
• Unit cost of the products = cheaper
• Mass production process = inflexible + can’t accommodate new products
• Quality of products = same = quality control can be planned + carefully executed
Advantages of mass production
• production = quicker → turnaround time faster
• unit cost of products = cheaper → final price of products = reduced
• Quality = standardised → easier to do quality control
• Workers = specialised → easier to train them for the job
• Work = continuously done → shifts and operators
Disadvantages of mass production
• Expensive to set up a factory + buy specialised machinery
• Mass production = inflexible + does not allow for unique products
• 1 Machine break = production process is stopped
• Workers can get bored → process is repetitive
• Equipment often requires specialised operators = need higher salaries
Batch production
↳ products go through a process in groups + are completed from beginning to the end
