1. Starter  List reasons why it is important for any business to produce products efficiently.

2. Production at Unilever: Key issues.  What is mass/flow production?  Why can larger businesses like Unilever produce items more cheaply?  What are the advantages of using batch production methods?  How can businesses gain from automation?

3. Mass production  Means producing large volumes of an identical, standardised product, continuously on a production line.  You can only mass produce something if there is a mass market for it!  Mass production video. Mass production video. Mass production video.  Tato Nano is launched Tato Nano is launched Tato Nano is launched  How is it produced so cheaply? How is it produced so cheaply? How is it produced so cheaply?

4. Pause on Mass production  Explain 2 reasons why mass produced products can be produced more efficiently and more cheaply. Why is this an advantage to companies like Unilever?  Explain 2 possible disadvantages to Unilever from using mass production. (Hint: Toyota recently, worker motivation?) Toyota recentlyToyota recently  Remember the link phrase: This is a disadvantage to Unilever because…

5. Batch production  Goods are produced in large numbers or batches but not continuously. Once a batch has been produced the production line can be adjusted and machinery cleaned ready to produce a different batch.  Ben And Jerry’s Ice cream is produced in batches.  So are cricket bats (Slide show), Video So are cricket batsVideo So are cricket batsVideo

6. Pause on Job and batch production. Try any 2 of these..  Explain the meaning of “job production” and “batch production”  Explain two benefits that Gunn & Moore hope to achieve from their £0.5million investment in production technology. (Link phrase This is a benefit to G&M because… )  Explain two reasons why Gunn & Moore’s competitors have moved manufacturing overseas?  How might G&M measure the success (or otherwise) of their investment in manufacturing at Nottingham?

7. Plenary  Work in pairs. Each person to talk for a minute on one of the following. Use as many key terms and concepts as you can:  Batch production  Mass production  Automation  Efficient production