Scales Of Production Flashcards
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A general purpose factories to make objects on a smaller scale to mass production
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Batch
1
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A one off production
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Bespoke
2
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While factories committed to making an object in the millions
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Mass
3
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Making a product forever
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Continuous flow
4
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A limited useful life
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Planned obsolescence
5
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Advantages of planned obsolescence
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Manufacturer can repeat purchases, cheaper price, repairable size
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Disadvantages of planned obsolescence
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Seriously bad for the environment, customer annoyance
7
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Market pull
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Market dragged by customer wanting better tech
8
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Technology push
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Customers wanting something new
9
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Using an item safely, comfortably and designed to fit the human
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Ergonomic
10
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Calculating the object size using data about the human body - available on the Internet
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Anthropometrics
