Practise choosing and analysing production methods, lean approaches and technology using business case evidence and productivity impacts.
Artify Studio was set up in 2015 by Tay Hui Jae in the busy Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Artify Studio's aim is to have 'a communal art space where people can come together and paint, where people would be given as much creative freedom as they would have if they were in their own spaces.'
Artify Studio provides many services including its popular Liberty Art Jam where customers can paint as well as listen to music. The studio offers a Corporate Art Jam and Regular Kids Classes. Customers can purchase art materials after attending the studio.
Artify Studio is a profit-making organisation with a social element. It employs seven part-time people, all of whom are art enthusiasts.
Define the term job production.
AO1-1 mark
Award 1 mark for a correct definition of job production.
- A method of production that involves completing one unit of output at a time (1).
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IKEA is a well-known home furniture retailer with stores throughout the world. It was started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad when he was given some money by his father for doing well at school. He wanted to produce furniture at a price that people could afford to buy.
He realised that transporting furniture to customers was difficult as goods were often damaged. He developed flat packs to avoid damage. A flat pack contained all the materials needed to self-assemble a table, a chair or a bed.
All IKEA stores are run as franchises.
Explain one reason why businesses want to use resources effectively in manufacturing.
A01-3 marks
Award 1 mark for a reason why businesses want to use resources effectively plus 2 further marks for explaining the reason, for a maximum of 3 marks.
- Being effective in the use of resources reduces waste (1) this could decrease the amount of inventory held (1) thus lowering the expenses of the business (1)
- If a business uses fewer machines to manufacture goods (1) this will make the business more efficient (1) allowing for greater productivity (1)
NB No marks are awarded for a definition.
Answers that list two reasons with no explanation will gain 1 mark only.
Accept any other appropriate response.
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Premier Inn wants to retain its employees so it can continue to maintain the service it provides for guests.
Explain one reason why a business would use robotics in its production.
A01-3 marks
Award 1 mark for a reason why a business would use robotics in its production, plus 2 further marks for explaining the reason, for a maximum of 3 marks.
- Using robots in the production process reduces production errors (1) as robots can be programmed to do the same thing time after time (1) products can be made with greater consistency/higher quality (1)
- Using robotics in the production process increases the number of goods produced (1) reducing the cost of production (1) leading to the possibility of greater profits (1)
NB No marks are awarded for a definition.
Answers that list three reasons why a business would use robotics in its production, with no explanation will get 1 mark only.
Accept any other appropriate response.
(3)
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Explain one reason why a business might use
sponsorship.
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