DT Defenitions Flashcards
Raw materials
Materials not ready for manufacturing
Ergonomics
Study of relationships between people, environment and products
Why standard forms of materials?
Easy transportation
Cheap because they are made in large quantities
Mass produced
Made-Big quantities
Standardized process
Market pull
Requirement of a new product or a solution to a problem from the market place
Technology push
Research and development in new technology of new products
One off production
Making a single, unique product
- wedding cake, designer suit
Batch production
Small quantity of identical products manufactured
- bread, cookies
Mass production
Manufacturing hundreds of identical products on a production line
- cars
Continuous production
- products produced over a timeline
- runs 24/7
- petrol or oil products
What is a standard component?
A component that is universal in other places such as screws, nuts and bolts
What is stock form?
Having materials or products in certain forms
