Papers And Boards

Question 1

Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)

Answer 1

Production is organised into cells of machines performing different tasks

Question 2

Just in time manufacturing

Answer 2

Materials and components are ordered just in time for manufacturing

Question 3

Give an example of a company that uses JIT manufacturing

Answer 3

Nissan

Question 4

Lean manufacturing

Answer 4

Focuses on giving customers value for money by reducing waste

Question 5

One-off production

Answer 5

A product that is designed or manufactured for a specific solution

Question 6

Batch production

Answer 6

Machinery set up to manufacture a set number of products

Question 7

What tools are used in batch production?

Answer 7

Jigs and tools

Question 8

Mass production

Answer 8

High volume of production

Question 9

What is involved in mass production?

Answer 9

Dedicated specialist equipment and workers

Question 10

Continuous production

Answer 10

The product is always being manufactured

Question 11

Give an example of a product of continuous production

Answer 11

Oil

Question 12

Designing for maintenance

Answer 12

Designing a product in such a way that it makes maintenance easy

Question 13

Give an example of designing for maintenance

Answer 13

Batteries

Question 14

How do designers incorporate ethics into their product?

Answer 14

Keep prices low

Question 15

What can an automated workforce cause?

Answer 15

Redundancies

Question 16

Why would a designer choose to manufacture in an LIC?

Answer 16

Cheaper labour costs

Question 17

Why is it unethical to manufacture in an LIC?

Answer 17

It is low pay and poor conditions

Question 18

What can manufacturing in an LIC cause?

Answer 18

High pollution and high transportation costs

Question 19

Planned obsolescence

Answer 19

When a manufacturer plans or designs a product have a short useful life

Question 20

What is an advantage of planned obsolescence?

Answer 20

Able to have new technology incorporated in your product

Question 21

What is a disadvantage of planned obsolescence?

Answer 21

Hindrance for customers

Question 22

CAD

Answer 22

Computer aided design

Question 23

CAM

Answer 23

Computer aided manufacture

Question 24

What is a result of better efficiency in manufacture?

Answer 24

Products become more efficient with better performance

Question 25

Resource recovery

Answer 25

Specific disposal of materials such as composting

Question 26

Energy recovery

Answer 26

Incineration of solid waste to produce useful energy.

Question 27

Incineration

Answer 27

The burning of solid waste

Question 28

What is an advantage of incineration?

Answer 28

Reduces volume of landfill

Question 29

What is a disadvantage of incineration?

Answer 29

Potentially causes pollution

Question 30

Give an example of a side effect of landfill

Answer 30

Emits methane

Question 31

What does landfill pollute?

Answer 31

Groundwater and soil

Question 32

Why is corrugated cardboard good for packaging?

Answer 32

It has a good strength to weight ratio

Question 33

Varnishing

Answer 33

Giving a glossy or matte finish to a product for protection and aesthetic purposes

Question 34

Embossing

Answer 34

Making raised images or letters on paper or card

Question 35

Flexography

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A type of relief printing

Question 36

Offset lithography

Answer 36

A process using oil and water

Question 37

Screen printing

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Printing using a mesh screen and ink

Question 38

Sustainability

Answer 38

Meeting of present-day needs without compromising the needs of future generations

Question 39

Culture

Answer 39

A way of life that has unique values, beliefs, customs and behaviours

Question 40

Fashion

Answer 40

The currently accepted or popular style

Question 41

Technology push

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When a new material is introduced which brings about a new product

Question 42

Market pull

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When users want a product to be improved or redeveloped

Question 43

Co-operative

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Business enterprises that are owned and self managed jointly by members

Question 44

Tech co-op

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A company that provides tech support for other companies

Question 45

Crowd funding

Answer 45

Raising money by using the internet

Question 46

Virtual marketing

Answer 46

Using social media and the internet to increase brand awareness

Question 47

Showrooming

Answer 47

Physically going to a store to look at items, and then going to buy them online

Question 48

What was the immersion technology in the late 1700s which transformed industry?

Answer 48

Steam power

Question 49

Quality control

Answer 49

The strategy for minimizing errors by managing each stage of production

Question 50

Crop marks

Answer 50

Lines on an image indicating where the finished page is to be trimmed.

Question 51

Densitometer bar

Answer 51

Ensures that the colour is consistent in density

Question 52

Target registration marks

Answer 52

Used in CMYK printing where plates have to be aligned

Question 53

What is the purpose of target registration marks?

Answer 53

Ensure that the paper is aligned accurately