GCSE+GP+Unit+2+Lesson+8+Scale+of+Production

=Unit 2 Lesson 8 Scale of Production=

Use your text on pages 68-79 to complete the following:

 * 1) Copy and complete the chart below. Some examples have been given but be sure to write some more.
 * 2) Explain why vinyl graphics are used instead of traditional hand-painted method?
 * 3) Why would a large sportswear manufacturer such as Nike use large scale batch production for the manufacture of a new sports shoe?
 * 4) Identify the stages in the manufacture of a can where quality control is used. Why is quality control necessary at these points?
 * 5) Suggest what you think may happen to the waste metal produced by some of the manufacturing stages?
 * 6) List the advantages and disadvantages for employees in an assembly-line (mass production).
 * 7) Identify some graphic products that are produced using mass-production.


 * **Scale of Production** || **Characteristics** || **Applications** || **Advantages** || **Disadvantages** ||
 * **One-off** ||  ||   || Product can be made to meet the specification of the client ||   ||
 * **Batch** ||  || Various print jobs, e.g. food packaging, ||   ||   ||
 * **Mass** || Products are manufactured in large quantities sometimes 24 hours a day - as continuous production ||  ||   ||   ||