modern and industrial scales

Question 1

unit production systems

Answer 1

manufacture of textile products based on the principle of using an overhead transporter system, incorporating appropriate hanging carriers to convey components that are required for the manufacture of a garment
manually operated but can be computer controlled
needs synchronisation
- optimal use of labour

Question 2

quick response manufacturing

Answer 2

amount of time taken to respond to orders for a part of a product is known as the lead time needs to be as short as possible in order to complete successfully

• going through the design process and developing to meet customers needs quickly
  quality is imporrstn and customer needs is important

Question 3

vertical in house production

Answer 3

vertical integration
supply chain of a company is owned by that company
manufacturing complex products like wind turbines need to decide to what extent they will use external suppliers for parts or sub systems
those that opt for VIHP set up their manufacturing in such a way that they minimise the need for external suppliers

Question 4

modular cell production

Answer 4

carry out a sequence of operation on a number of CNC machines like lathes and drilling machines
the job of adding to machine and removing is done by a robotic arm
if longer distances are required automatic guided vehicles are used

Question 5

Jit

Answer 5

right first time
multiple configurations

• dependencies on reliable suppliers

Question 6

quick response manufacturing

Answer 6

make extensive use of CAD and rapid prototyping with 3D printers on the product development stage
incorporates JiT six sigma

low volumes of products
packaging food

Question 7

flexible manufacturing systems

Answer 7

make extensive use of modular cell production and other sysmtes that use the transfer of production
- single minute exchange dies that facilitate changing the dies in a press moulding machine very quickly in response to demand for a different part
change dies and mould in less than 10 mins

manufacturing car radiators

advantages include keeping machines active

Question 8

computer systems for production distribution and storage

Answer 8

inventory can be monitored using barcodes
once made their storage distribution and sales can be monitored by computer systems
computer integrated manufacture

Question 9

standardise and brought in components

Answer 9

standardised- tyres,plumbing fittings,door locks
set sizes that fit other elements

brought in- when it wouldn’t be practical or economical to manufacture those components due to specialist nature
save money brought in bulk don’t need to be set up save time