technology- operations

Question 1

what is CAD

Answer 1

computer aided design is used by businesses/ graphic designers to help model a product without the need to actually produce it, able to identify and issues with design, can create infiniate design ideas and modify initial design if neccisary

Question 2

adv/ dis advan CAD

Answer 2

advantages-
reduces time between design idea and production- more competitive
- avoids large costs of producing and realising faulty, can identitify faults in first stages, reducing risk of large losses
- increases efficiency and allows for better innvovation and higher quality
-avoid large costs of producing different variations before find perfect design

Question 3

what is CAM

Answer 3

computer aided manufacturing helps businesses in manufacturing process

help produce more effieciently and precisely
ensure standerdised output and customer satisaftion

help reduce wats in manufacturing

Question 4

adv/ disadv CAM

Answer 4

• quicker
  0- reduce change of humand mistake
• higher productivity

Question 5

what are robotics

Answer 5

e.g. robots, AI used in manufacturing and other roles to immitate human taks

Question 6

Adv/dis robotics

Answer 6

• runs 24/7
• dont have to pay labour costs
• no need to train
  -no considerations of health and saftey or employee welfare
• more effiecient in some cases espacially repetitive roles
• high initial costs
  may be expensive to fix if breaks
• may havr to train workers to operate

Question 7

what is IT

Answer 7

used in all areas of businesses

e.g. in operations through EPOS and just in time systems

online prescence, allowing other distrubution channels

• allowing for online marketing such as gathering customer data base through apps e.g.g tescos and then marketing products to customers which suit their data base
• communication through call centeres
• can access geographical markets

Question 8

adv/ dis IT

Answer 8

reduction in costs
increased customer convienicne increasing sales

access larger customer base

Question 9

what is computer modelling

Answer 9

data is sent to a computer allowing predictions of outcomes of deicsions removing the need to phsycially test

create waht if scinarios

Question 10

Adv/ dis computer modelling

Question 11

overall AD/DIS tech