BTEC Level 2 Engineering TEEP Prepare for Learning BTEC Level 2 Engineering Sunday, 28 April 2019

Mass Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjAZGUcjrP8

Learning Objectives To understand the scale of engineering production: mass production.

Learning Outcomes Progress – Identify what mass production is. Good Progress –Identify some advantages and disadvantages of mass production. Exceptional Progress –Describe mass production to enable future comparisons.

Methods of Production One-off Batch Different methods Continuous Mass

Mass production •Mass products are produced in HIGH volume •Mass production makes use of efficient automated manufacturing processes and a largely unskilled workforce. •Mass produced products are designed to follow mass market trends, so the product appeals to a wide national and international target market. •Production planning and quality control (QC) enables the manufacture of identical products. •Production costs are kept as low as possible so that the product will provide value for money. •Mass products will include things like, pens, pencils, electronic products, and many more every day items. • It is a cheap method of production because materials can be bought in large numbers and a large number can be made quickly.

Mass production Advantages Disadvantages

Key words Characteristic Description Unit cost How much each item will cost. Tools and equipment What is used to make the item. Initial investment How much it costs to set up to make the item. Production efficiency How quickly and cheaply overall the product is to make. Labour type How much training do the people making the item need. Labour costs How much do the people making the item have to be paid.

Key words Characteristic Description Examples Unit cost How much each item will cost. High cost item - expensive Medium cost item Low cost item - cheap Tools and equipment What is used to make the item. General tools - can be used to make other items Specialised tools - can only be used to make a few items Dedicated tools - can only be used to make one item Initial investment How much it costs to set up to make the item. High investment - expensive Medium investment Low investment - cheap Production efficiency How quickly and cheaply overall the product is to make. Low efficiency - is slow and expensive Medium efficiency High efficiency - is quick and cheap Labour type How much training do the people making the item need. Skilled - workers who have had lots of training Semi-skilled - workers who have had some training Unskilled - workers who have had no training Labour costs How much do the people making the item have to be paid. High wages - expensive Medium wages Low wages - cheap

Textbook page: 12

Mass Production Working as a class you are going to set up a production line to mass produce charity keyrings. Everyone will need a role in the production line, the aim is to produce more keyrings than were produced when batch producing keyrings.

Mass Production Process Raw Material Prepare surface for marking Mark surface from template Quality Control Check Cut 1 Cut 2 Cut 3 File 1 File 2 File 3 Rough Sand Smooth Sand Dry wet/dry Wet wet/dry Drill Key ring

Progress – Identify what mass production is. Good Progress –Identify some advantages and disadvantages of mass production. Exceptional Progress –Describe mass production to enable future comparisons.

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