| Date | May 2018 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 18M.1.SL.TZ0.20 |
| Level | SL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | no time zone |
| Command term | Question number | 20 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Which of the following is most suited to the manufacture of a high-value niche product?
A. Continuous flow
B. One-off
C. Mass production
D. Batch manufacture
Markscheme
D
Examiners report
Syllabus sections
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22M.2.SL.TZ0.1d.ii:
Outline one reason why the plastic straw is mass produced.
- 19N.1.SL.TZ0.17: Basketball shoes can be designed by individual customers to personalize the colour and...
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.1c.i:
Outline the scale of production that would be most appropriate for the manufacture of plastic products using the process of injection moulding.
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18N.1.SL.TZ0.20:
Figure 5 shows a farmer planting rice.
Figure 5: A farmer planting rice
[Source: Rice planting machine 2, katori-city, Japan (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice-plantingmachine_
2,katori-city,japan.JPG). Image by katorisi under copyright
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en).]Which production system is the farmer using?
A. Mechanized production
B. Specialized production
C. Automated production
D. Craft production
