Industry And Enterprise (Y11 - Autumn 2) Flashcards
What is Industry and Where did people work before the Industrial Revolution?
Industry and the way we manufacture is constantly changing and evolving. Befire the industrial revolution, most people lived in the countryside outside cities and towns, working on the land
What did the Industrial Revolution in the late 1700’s do/cause?
- Due to the development of the emerging technology of the time: Steam Power
- Larger workshops, mills and factories
- More people moved to cities
- It made a society based on consumerism and enterprise
- People had money to buy goods so manufacturing boomed
Advatanges of the Industrial Revolution
- Manuafcturing was made faster and easier and led to mass and continuous production
- It opened up new jobs at the time for people to operate the machines
- The economy saw huge increases
Disadvantages of the Industrial Revolution
- It pollutes the environment
- At the time there were awful health and safety regulations
- There were poor working conditions
- Increase in global warming due to the large amount of fossil fuels burned to operate the machines
- Started the increase in consumerism which is destroying the world today
What has Automation in Industry led to in the past, and also in modern times
Greater demand for products orginally creates jobs (back in the 1700’s) as machines needed manual labourers, machines operators and egineers to keep them running.
In recent times, with the introduction of intelligent machines and robotic production lines, many of these jobs have been lost
Pros and Cons of Automation in Industry
Pros:
- Automation produce products of a consistent high standard
- Low cost numbers due to the products produced
- Products produced quickly
Cons:
- Very expensive to set up
- Costly is fix anything if it breaks down
- Requires a specialist workforce
How do Designers and Automation go hand in hand
Although sketching intial ideas and designs is still considered the best way to get thoughts onto a page, the development of those designs almost always involves the use of Computer Aided Design (CAD)
What are examples of Enterprise Business Innovations
- Crowd Funding
- Fairtrade
- Virtual Marketing and Retail
- Cooperatives
What is Fairtrade
A movement that aims to achieve fair and better conditions and opportunities that promote sustainability for developing countries
What is Crowd Funding
It is usually an internet-based way to gain small contributions from many investors who believe the product or idea has a future
What is Fairtrade Virtual Marketing and Retail
It includes a wide range of websites, social media, email, and digital service or idea. Virtual campaigns using social media to spread the work have become a popular way to launch products.
What are Cooperatives
A business owned, governed, and self managed by its workers
