as2 chapter 4 manufacturing production and quality systems

Question 1

just in time definition

Answer 1

allows manufactures to keep stock at a minimum, whilst responding to consumer demand quickly, increased productivity with reduced cost

Question 2

flexible manufacture system definition

Answer 2

allows manufactures to adapt to changing technologies and meet demands more efficiently and quickly, being able to change tooling in machines without a big disruption, adding or developing processes to improve production system

Question 3

quick response manufacturing definition

Answer 3

used by companies to reduce lead times and increase productivity, focuses on power of time, organisation structure, system dynamics, enterprise-wide application

Question 4

continuous production definition

Answer 4

highly automated system so production can run 24 hours a day, set up costs are high but EOS offsets this, used for everyday products like bottles, steel.

Question 5

kanban definition

Answer 5

reduces amount of work in progress reducing the need of floor space to store stock and inventory. work is only advanced to the next stage when the next team is ready