1.1 - core technical principles Flashcards
What is enterprise
a skill where individuals or organisations are prepared to show initiative and take risks to make things happen
What is innovation?
bringing and developing new ideas for the market
Explain crowdfunding
a method used to raise money from a large number of people
what are the three types of crowdfunding?
donations - give money because they believe in the cause
equity - money buys shares in the business
debt - money is loaned and then paid back with interest
What type of marketing are businesses showing interest in?
virtual marketing and retailing
what does virtual marketing include
using a website and social media to promote a company or product
What is a co-operative
a business owned and self-managed by its workers. They manage and govern the business by setting their own conditions and work timetables
Explain Fairtrade?
a movement created to help producers in developing countries.
It gives fair and better trading conditions to everyone involved in the product
Define sustainability?
meeti g our present day needs without compromising future generations
What is a finite resource?
a resource which does not renew its self quickly enough to meet the needs of future generations
What is a non- finite resource?
a resource which can replenish itself quickly enough to meet its needs
What are some ways a designer can think about the future of its product?
- low impact materials
- conserving resources by using recycled materials
- reduce material use
- designing low energy products
- ensuring a prolonged life
- making sure materials can be recycled easily
What is an ecological footprint?
the impact of a person or community on the enviroment
what is a social footprint?
the effect of a comoany or organisation on people
which 4 ways can waste be dealt with?
- landfill
- incineration
- resource recovery
- energy recovery
Explain landfill?
- most common waste disposal method
- puting waste into the ground and burying it
- can cause pollution
- produces a methane gas(greenhouse gas)
What is resource recovery?
recovers certain disposed materials for specific use
Explain incineration?
waste treatment process that involves burning waste materials. - reduces mass by up to 85%, significantly reducing mass of landill.
pollution is created by large amounts of CO2
What is technology push?
new technology or materials are devloped and so designers take this as an opportunity to design new products.
What is market pull?
users want a product to be redeveloped or improved to meet their needs.
What trends do producers have to meet the needs of?
- fashion
- style
- culture
- trends
- world events
What do designers have to take into account?
the needs or all groups and types of people
What is CAD?
computer aided design is using computer software to draw, design and model on screen
What is CAM?
computer aided manufacture is manufacturing products made on CAD
What is a FMS?
a flexable manufacturing system is a system in which production os organised into cells of machines performing different tasks
What is CNC?
computer numerically controlled machine tools that are controlled by a computer
What is JIT?
Just in time production is a method of organising a factory so that materials and components are ordered to arrive at the product assembly line just in time for production.
What is lean manufacturing?
focusing on reduction of waste when manufacturing
What are the advantages of len manufacturing and JIT products?
- less watse
- smaller number of of finished products to be stored and put in stock
- reduced need to keep large stock piles
- less space needed to keep stock
Explain planned obsolescence?
planning a product to have a short lifespan
why do companies use planned obsolescence?
- make people re buy it
- want people to by the latest model
- gain money and more frequent customers
