With the use of relevant examples, distinguish between jobbing production and batch production.

      

With the use of relevant examples, distinguish between jobbing production and batch
production.

  

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Kavungya
Jobbing production is the production of single items usually to order. The circumstances which
would justify the adoption of jobbing patterns of production include the following:
a) Where large items such as ships are to be built;
b) Where single large pieces of equipment such as electricity generating plant are to be
manufactured;
c) Where large individual items such as a major bridge are to be constructed;
d) Where small one-off pails or components are to be produced to the order of the
production department in a factory;
e) Where prototype models are required for design and /or planning processes in a
manufacturing or construction organization.

Batch production is the production of standardized units in lots, where each lot has to be
processed at each operation before moving forward to the next operation. The circumstances
which would justify the adoption of batch patterns of production include the following:
a) Where items such as standard components are to be produced for stock e.g. to support
production in due course;
b) Where standardized items are being manufactured on a sub-contracted basis for another
manufacturer;
c) Where production requires a variety of quantities and types of items, which cannot be
produced under a flow-production process, because of the interruptions to the flow of
operations.

Kavungya answered the question on May 17, 2019 at 15:00


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