Batch Production

Batch production enables items to be created in bulk (‘a batch’)
General purpose equipment and methods are used to produce small quantities of items that will be made and sold for a limited time only. Commonly used in food production

Advantages of Batch Production

• Allows flexible production
  
• Stocks of part-finished goods can be held and completed later
  
• Workers can specialise
  
  Disadvantages of Batch Production
  
• Production runs of small batches can be expensive to produce
  
• If production runs are different there may be extra costs and time delays in setting up different equipment

• Repetitive work for employees