8.3

Question 1

what are feasibility stduies

Answer 1

looking at whetehr shit is comemrcialy vaibele

Question 2

what will designers aim to prove a new product can do

Answer 2

improve and haev a psotitive impact on a users lfie styles

Question 3

what hsitorical data may be used in udnerstanding feasibility

Answer 3

buying data
demograpgic info
resutls fromt trials
previous demand
impact of new materials

Question 4

what unexpected negatiev impacts may only arise after roll out

Answer 4

language barriers
loayalt to comeptition
poor makret place traction

Question 5

what msyt a product meet in order to be viable

Answer 5

performanc estandards

Question 6

ways performance standards may eb jduged

Answer 6

wearer trials
user trials
destructive testing
focus groups

Question 7

what must designers ensure not to do when meeting useer requirements

Answer 7

over engineer

Question 8

what will over engineering do

Answer 8

make products to capaable and shit, increasing costs etc

Question 9

what will accurate feasbility tetst takeinto cosniderations

Answer 9

demand for the product
sales forceast
customer satsifaction
warranty requrieemnts

Question 10

what are costs determiend by

Answer 10

compelxity fo a design

Question 11

what is dfm

Answer 11

where designers enure shit is easy to maunfacture, with the aim to reduce costs to imrpove viability

Question 12

when do stock issues occur

Answer 12

unit costs is higher than expected
unreliabel suppliers
lack fo material
long lead times between orderign and delivery fo materials
high demand
unstainabel materials

Question 13

hwo do manfuacturers aim to reduce costs

Answer 13

reduced parts and material
reduced waste
tqm

Question 14

what must be considered when bringin a product to market

Answer 14

season demand
eco chanegs
fashion trends
comeptition

Question 15

time factros that coudl affect viaility fo design

Answer 15

time of feasibility study itself
transportation and shipping times
tiem for regualtory checks
tiem to egt ip and shit

Question 16

what will etsting on branding clraify

Answer 16

if it is

recognisable
sutied to the producut
linked to the target demogrpahic
linked to a psotitiev user expereicne

Question 17

what will studies into advertiisign consider

Answer 17

approtiet tactics to use
leveles of demand
effectiev markettign stretgeries
custoner reach
sales foreceast

Question 18

what can the supply of a product be affected by

Answer 18

unexpected demand
comeptition

Question 19

what is an epos

Answer 19

electronic point of sale

Question 20

what does an epos do

Answer 20

record sales adn allow for accuarte management of stoc and shit

Question 21

what will studies into the enetred market look at

Answer 21

comp products
sales trends
promtotions
opprtunities

Question 22

what will analsysi fo comp producst allow judgeemtn to eb made on

Answer 22

copyright shit
materials
methods of manufacture
quality
product problems
gaps in the market

Question 23

what is tqm

Answer 23

Total quality management, a system designed to remove watse and make products right first tiem through continuous improvements of whoel manfuacturing process

Question 24

what will tqm do to aim to improve quality a remove waste

Answer 24

harenssing work force expertise
constant monitorign of all stages of design
work force views and feedback priroties

Question 25

hwo wil firms aim to reduce costs

Answer 25

reduce cost of materials and parts
reduction in waste

Question 26

hwo may prices ofmaterials nad parts decrease

Answer 26

better deals with supplier
bulk buying
sutsaiable, availabel maetrial
buying from local sources
recycling

Question 27

how may costs of parts decrease

Answer 27

using standardised
intergated parts
modular parts
minimsing number of parts
symetrical parts
multi use and cuntional parts

Question 28

other ways cost may be aim to reduced

Answer 28

direct distrubtion
diff manfusctrue methods
automated manfuacture
diff delievery emthods
otusorucign workers
cad softarwre to optimise