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1
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Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)

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Production is organised into cells of machines performing different tasks

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Just in time manufacturing

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Materials and components are ordered just in time for manufacturing

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3
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Give an example of a company that uses JIT manufacturing

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Nissan

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Lean manufacturing

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Focuses on giving customers value for money by reducing waste

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One-off production

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A product that is designed or manufactured for a specific solution

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Batch production

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Machinery set up to manufacture a set number of products

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What tools are used in batch production?

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Jigs and tools

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Mass production

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High volume of production

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9
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What is involved in mass production?

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Dedicated specialist equipment and workers

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10
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Continuous production

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The product is always being manufactured

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11
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Give an example of a product of continuous production

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Oil

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12
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Designing for maintenance

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

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13
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Give an example of designing for maintenance

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Batteries

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14
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How do designers incorporate ethics into their product?

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Keep prices low

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15
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What can an automated workforce cause?

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Redundancies

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16
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Why would a designer choose to manufacture in an LIC?

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Cheaper labour costs

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Why is it unethical to manufacture in an LIC?

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It is low pay and poor conditions

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18
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What can manufacturing in an LIC cause?

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High pollution and high transportation costs

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19
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Planned obsolescence

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

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20
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What is an advantage of planned obsolescence?

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Able to have new technology incorporated in your product

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What is a disadvantage of planned obsolescence?

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Hindrance for customers

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22
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CAD

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Computer aided design

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CAM

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Computer aided manufacture

24
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What is a result of better efficiency in manufacture?

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Products become more efficient with better performance

25
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Resource recovery

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Specific disposal of materials such as composting

26
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Energy recovery

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Incineration of solid waste to produce useful energy.

27
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Incineration

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The burning of solid waste

28
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What is an advantage of incineration?

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Reduces volume of landfill

29
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What is a disadvantage of incineration?

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Potentially causes pollution

30
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Give an example of a side effect of landfill

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Emits methane

31
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What does landfill pollute?

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Groundwater and soil

32
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Why is corrugated cardboard good for packaging?

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It has a good strength to weight ratio

33
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Varnishing

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

34
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Embossing

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Making raised images or letters on paper or card

35
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Flexography

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A type of relief printing

36
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Offset lithography

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A process using oil and water

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Screen printing

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Printing using a mesh screen and ink

38
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Sustainability

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

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Culture

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

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Fashion

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The currently accepted or popular style

41
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Technology push

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

42
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Market pull

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When users want a product to be improved or redeveloped

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Co-operative

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Business enterprises that are owned and self managed jointly by members

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Tech co-op

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A company that provides tech support for other companies

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Crowd funding

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Raising money by using the internet

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Virtual marketing

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Using social media and the internet to increase brand awareness

47
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Showrooming

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

48
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What was the immersion technology in the late 1700s which transformed industry?

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Steam power

49
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Quality control

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The strategy for minimizing errors by managing each stage of production

50
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Crop marks

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

51
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Densitometer bar

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Ensures that the colour is consistent in density

52
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Target registration marks

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Used in CMYK printing where plates have to be aligned

53
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What is the purpose of target registration marks?

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Ensure that the paper is aligned accurately

Design Technology 2017-2018 (GCSE AQA) (17 decks)

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