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Inputs, outputs and production choices

Inputs, outputs and production choices

Comparison of job production and flow production showing a custom wedding cake and a smoothie bottling line

Production turns inputs such as labour, raw materials, machinery and time into outputs that customers buy. A production process is the method a business uses to make that conversion, and the operations function manages how quickly and efficiently it happens.

3.1 Production processes Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Business
  3. /3.1 Production processes

Step-by-step lessons covering AQA GCSE Business 3.1 Production processes for GCSE Business. Each lesson breaks down 3.1.1 Methods of production and 3.1.2 Efficiency in production, then works through exam-style questions in Paper 1 and Paper 2 format. Start by mastering business terminology and the functional areas (marketing, finance, operations, HR) before moving on to the extended, evaluation-heavy questions that carry the most marks.