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3 marksNature of Production and Location

CAPE Management of Business Unit 2 · 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)(ii)b)

Cellular-to-the-World is a Caribbean electronics firm producing cellular phones for worldwide distribution, selling two million phones annually with high productivity levels. They produce customized presidential phones for leaders of five developed nations, using both job and flow production methods.

Explain ONE reason why the firm may have adopted the flow production method.

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  1. 1(a)(i)Differentiate between 'job production' and 'flow production'.[4 marks]
  2. 1(a)(ii)a)Explain ONE reason why the firm may have adopted the job production method.[3 marks]
  3. 1(b)Outline THREE factors that would influence Cellular-to-the-World's choice of location for its manufacturing plant.[6 marks]
  4. 1(c)Discuss TWO likely reasons why Cellular-to-the-World has achieved high productivity levels.[9 marks]

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