Specialisation and division of labour
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Specialisation and division of labourBy Mrs Hilton
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Learning Objectives
• Candidates should understand how specialisation and division of labour can impact on efficiency.
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Recap - Flow production• Large amounts can be made• Costs of production are low
as large scale economies of scale
• Machinery used helps to keep costs low
• Computer controlled machines can easily make a variety of designs
• ONLY useful for large scale production
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Activity
1. You have a sheet cut out all the sentences
2. Stick them in the correct box advantage or disadvantage
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Flow production - answers
Advantages• You can use a low skilled
workforce – save on wages
• Low skill means training needs are less
• More efficient method of production than job / batch
• Cost per item lower than job / batch
Disadvantages• Work can become repetitive
and boring
• Big set up costs – may need to invest in machinery
• Heavy fixed costs of running this type of production
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Specialisation
• Flow production means that many processes that require labour (people to do it) can be broken down into smaller repetitive tasks.
• Quick to train workers• Workers become very
efficient at their job
• Watch the video – what two specialised jobs can you see?
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Downside of specialisation?
• Boring work• Demotivating
• Repetitive
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• What do you see in the images?
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Specialisation
• What impact does specialisation have on efficiency (Part of Learning objective met if you can answer this)?
• Allows staff to become highly skilled
• Reduced training times means more efficient production
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Division of labour
• Key term alert!
• This is the organisation of labour into a number of specialised simple processes
• Repetition of the task means practice makes perfect
Worker repeats the same job every day
Work becomes dull and monotonous
Worker loses interest
Decline in productivity
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Past paper question
In the exam its 60Marks in 60 mins
So you have 6 mins to completeThis question
Timer http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/
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How to get 6 /6
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Flow production – cut out these sentences and stick them on the advantages and disadvantages sheet
• Owners can employ a low skilled workforce – save on wages
• Work can become repetitive and boring for the workers
• Low skill jobs means training needs are less, meaning a cost saving
• Big set up costs – may need to invest in machinery
• More efficient method of production than job / batch
• Heavy fixed costs of running this type of production
• Cost per item lower than job / batch
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Flow production
Advantages Disadvantages
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Learning Objectives
• Candidates should understand how specialisation and division of labour can impact on efficiency.
• Success criteria• If you answered the question and completed
the activity then you have met the learning objectives