Unit 4 IGCSE Updated 22.5.21 Flashcards


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Batch production

Producing goods in batches where all products must pass through one stage of production before moving onto the next

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Efficiency

Making the best possible use of resources. Maximising outputs from inputs

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Flow production

Constantly producing large quantities of identical goods

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Inventory

Stock of work in progress, raw materials, and finished products held by a business

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Job production

Producing a unique product, one at a time

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Just in time (inventory management)

, Inventory management method where supplies arrive exactly when needed in the production process

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Kaizen

Constantly introducing small changes in a business in order to improve quality and/or efficiency

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Labour productivity

How efficiently workers produce output, calculated by output/no of workers

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Lean Production

Production of goods and services with maximum efficiency and minimum waste

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Operations management

The process of production of goods and services

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Production

The process of converting inputs like (raw materials and components) into finished products

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Productivity

Measure of efficiency calculated by dividing outputs by inputs

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Average costs

Cost of producing a single unit of output

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Break even

Achieving quality production by designing every process to get the product ‘right first time’ and preventing mistakes

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Diseconomies of scale

Factors that result in the average price of production increasing as output increases

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Economies of scale

Factors that result in the average price of production decreasing as output increases

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Fixed costs

Costs that don’t change with output

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Margin of safety

Difference between the current level of output and break-even point

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Total Costs

Fixed costs plus variable costs

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Variable costs

Costs that change with output

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Quality assurance

Achieving quality production by designing every process to get the product ‘right first time’ and preventing mistakes

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Quality control

Checking quality through inspection at the end of the production process