plumiProduction processes: AQA GCSE Business questions
Every AQA GCSE Business exam question on 3.3.1 Production processes, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 10 questions on Production processes, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q01.1 (1 mark): Which of the following is an advantage of job production? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q01.6 (1 mark): Which of the following describes the lean production technique of just-in-time (JIT)? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q02.1 (2 marks): Explain one benefit for a business of using a lean production approach. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q03.7 (12 marks): Bootmills Ltd wishes to make its boots more competitive abroad. The directors are considering two options. 1. Introducing flow production. 2. Changing the role
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q01.3 (1 mark): Which of the following statements describes job production? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q03.5 (4 marks): Using the information in Table 2, calculate the average number of phone cases per month produced from April to June. [4 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q03.6 (6 marks): Demand for the new ultra-thin phone cases is increasing. Analyse one advantage to Fone ltd of introducing its new flow production process. [6 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1, Q03.7 (12 marks): Anita wants to increase the productivity of all employees quickly and plans to use two options to achieve this. 1. Introduce a new lean production technique to
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q01.9 (2 marks): Explain one benefit of job production to a business. [2 marks]
- November 2020, Paper 1, Q01.10 (2 marks): Explain one disadvantage of flow production. [2 marks]
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