Impact On The Environment

Question 1

What is continuous improvement ?

Answer 1

The practice of continually making small adjustments to production techniques to improve speed and quality and save resources

Question 2

What is the Japanese name for continuous improvement ?

Answer 2

‘Kaizen’
It encourages people to work together and give regular feedback to make small improvements

It can increase productivity and create team harmony as app member contribute

Question 3

Why so efficient working important to companies ?

Answer 3

So they can increase speed of production, reduce errors and reduce waste which can be done through automation or CAM

Question 4

What does implementing quality control ensure ?

Answer 4

Errors are quickly spotted and provides the customer with reassurance

Question 5

How is pollution caused ?

Answer 5

When harmful substances are released into the natural environment
It can effect the water, air and land

Question 6

What can be done to stop climate change and what is one example ?

Answer 6

Legislation
UK cosmetic products can no longer contain plastic micro beads

Question 7

How should harrimous products be disposed ?

Answer 7

Correctly and companies should be encouraged by government incentives to recycle waste

Question 8

How can factories help the environment ?

Answer 8

• avoid suing chemicals which are bad for the environments like CFC’s
• avoid wasting materials
• make products that can be recycled
• design products with easy to change parts

Question 9

How can consumers help the environment ?

Answer 9

• buying fewer parts
• mending your existing products and recycling where possible
• being aware of the environmental footprint of your product and choosing the least damaging

Question 10

What was worldwide environmental awareness lead to ?

Answer 10

Limitations on the levels of pull iron and emmisons of green house gassed

Question 11

What has cut down energy costs ?

Answer 11

Energy efficient products
Such as low energy light bulbs and better insulation for buildings

Question 12

What is product lifecycle ?

Answer 12

The four stages a product goes through in a market- launch, growth, maturity and decline

Question 13

What does keeping a record of sales over time do ?

Answer 13

• ensures money, materials and energy are not wasted when the product has stopped selling
• this reduces potential environmental impact

Question 14

What is the introduction ?

Answer 14

The most expensive stage for a company due to paying for a new product to be advertised and launched whilst sales are low

Question 15

What is the growth ?

Answer 15

If promotion for the product is a success then sales will increase as the product become popular

Question 16

What is maturity ?

Answer 16

A competitive time for the company as their product has reached out to all customers and is becoming well known
If there is continued competition as newer products are being released the company will need to keep sales of their product high through increased marketing

Question 17

What is the decline ?

Answer 17

Product sales decrease as new competitive products come to the market or everyone who needs it has already purchased it

Question 18

Some toothbrushes are disposable, explain what this is called ?

Answer 18

Planned to obsolescence

Question 19

What are Fad products ?

Answer 19

• They are products that get introduced to the market and sell rapidly for a short period of time
• Fads will have a rapid rise is ales followed by a small time period of development and improvement then a rapid fall in sales

Question 20

When might an entrepreneur invest in a Fad product ?

Answer 20

Before the initial rise is sales as they can then make large amounts of profit