Scales of production Learning objectives: Understanding the three scales of production. Understanding the characteristics of one-off, batch and mass production. Identifying products produced in the three different scales.

What are the three scales of production? One-off One product – not a prototype. Batch From two up to a few hundred thousand. Mass (continuous flow) Hundreds & hundreds of thousands of products. Student task What examples of products produced in these three ways can you think of?

What are the characteristics of the different scales of production? High Low General High Low High Medium Medium/High Specialised Medium Medium/High Medium Low High Specialised Low High Low

What scale of production? 1 What scale? Is efficiency high, medium or low? 2 What scale? Is labour intensity high, medium or low? 3 What scale? Are unit costs high, medium or low?