... as well as information taken from class notes. INTRODUCTION Having successfully negotiated the French contract, SSD will need to review the company's entire manufacturing process. The success of this project and future business depends heavily on developing the company's production process so that it is able to meet important design and production targets. PRODUCTION PROCESS There are various production methods available; Job, Batch and Flow production. When choosing which process is best suited the company must consider which will be the most efficient. When SSD is producing to its optimum level of efficiency, the production cost of each unit will be minimised. JOB PRODUCTION This method of production involves the completion of one job at a time, usually where items are produced to meet the customer's specific requirements. Job production is very flexible as each item is made to order however, this can make production expensive as it is very labour intensive. Job production such ...

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