Lesson 8.4.1

8.4.1 Methods of production Quiz: OCR Business, Unit 8

20 questions

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Lesson 8.4.1, Methods of production: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR Business (H431), Unit 8: Operations, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which production method involves creating unique, custom-made items tailored to specific customer orders?

    • Flow production
    • Batch production
    • Job production
    • Cell production

  2. Which production method makes groups of identical products before resetting machinery for the next group?

    • Mass customisation
    • Job production
    • Batch production
    • Flow production

  3. Continuous manufacturing of high volumes of standardised goods on an assembly line is known as what?

    • Batch production
    • Flow production
    • Job production
    • Craft production

  4. Which production method organises the workforce into multi-skilled teams responsible for complete units of work?

    • Batch production
    • Flow production
    • Cell production
    • Job production

  5. Which production method typically results in the highest average cost per unit produced?

    • Job production
    • Cell production
    • Batch production
    • Flow production

  6. Which production method relies most heavily on high capital expenditure and heavy automation?

    • Batch production
    • Flow production
    • Job production
    • Cell production

  7. What term describes the unproductive time lost when resetting machinery between different product runs?

    • Cycle time
    • Lead time
    • Downtime
    • Buffer time

  8. Which non-financial benefit is most strongly associated with adopting cell production techniques?

    • Lower machinery costs
    • Reduced quality control
    • Increased worker motivation
    • Eliminated setup times

  9. A baker making a unique, custom-designed wedding cake for a client uses which production method?

    • Batch production
    • Cell production
    • Job production
    • Flow production

  10. A factory producing 500 white loaves followed by 500 brown loaves uses which production method?

    • Continuous production
    • Job production
    • Flow production
    • Batch production

  11. A car manufacturer producing thousands of identical hatchbacks daily on an automated line uses which method?

    • Batch production
    • Cell production
    • Flow production
    • Job production

  12. What happens to average unit costs when a business successfully transitions from job to flow production?

    • They decrease
    • They increase
    • They stay constant
    • They double

  13. A furniture factory groups workers into self-contained teams assembling complete office chairs. This represents:

    • Batch production
    • Flow production
    • Cell production
    • Job production

  14. A startup business wanting maximum product flexibility with low initial machinery expenditure should choose:

    • Job production
    • Cell production
    • Flow production
    • Batch production

  15. What is a major operational risk of using a continuous flow production assembly line?

    • Stoppage halts output
    • High unit costs
    • Excessive product variation
    • High worker boredom

  16. A clothing brand manufacturing 200 small shirts, 200 medium shirts, and 200 large shirts operates via:

    • Job production
    • Flow production
    • Cell production
    • Batch production

  17. Which production method offers the business the greatest ability to cater to individual customer preferences?

    • Cell production
    • Batch production
    • Job production
    • Flow production

  18. What main strategic disadvantage occurs when a manufacturer converts its operation from batch to flow production?

    • Reduced product flexibility
    • Higher unit costs
    • Lower output volume
    • Decreased machinery efficiency

  19. Which lean production technique is most frequently integrated with cell production to minimise inventory?

    • Kaizen baseline
    • Just-in-time
    • Mass customisation
    • Buffer stock

  20. High capital intensity, extreme division of labour, and standardised output are key features of:

    • Job production
    • Cell production
    • Flow production
    • Batch production

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