The Plotter

A printable version of this photos and questions is available for filling in answers.

To find out more about where the plotting machine fits into the production process, why not have a look at the explanation of production?

1. Would you describe the process shown as capital or labour intensive?
2. What skills would you expect the operator to need to do their job effectively?
3. What advantages might this equipment have over carrying out the same process manually?
4. What disadvantages might there be from using a sophisticated capital such as this?
5. How can Cameron Balloons assess the value of this machine financially? What techniques are available to them to do this?

For more detail on this why not try the worksheet on investment decisions?