Mass Production
Mass Production: This method is used:•When there is a mass market for a large number of identical products, for example,
chocolate bars, ready meals and canned food.
•The product passes from one stage of production to another along a production
line.
•Mass production reduces time and costs but if there is a problem the whole
production stops.
•The number of workers is considerably reduced in this method of production as
much of it can automated.
•Changing the line to make a different product can take a long time.
•The initial purchasing of pieces of equipment used to mass produce items can be
very expensive but this will outweigh the number of products that can be produced
over a period of time.
•CAM is a very important element of mass production.
Continuous-flow Production
This method is used:
• When the production process is set to make one specific product 24hours a day,
seven days a week, possibly over a long period e.g. Breakfast cereals, baked
beans
• Where it would take a long time to stop and re-start the production process every
day
• when a consistent high quality product is being produced
• So that large orders can be met on time