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YEAR 12: TEXTILES > Unit 4: Outcome 1 > Flashcards

Unit 4: Outcome 1 Flashcards

1
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Primary function

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The main or most important purpose of a product

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Secondary function

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Functions that add to or enhance the primary function

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Product attributes/ factors

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Function, user friendliness, safety, cost/value, aesthetics, ergonomics, environmental social and economic and quality

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Attributes

Function

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Products have a primary and secondary function

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Attributes

User friendliness

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When a product doesn’t require instructions for its most basic functions

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Attributes

Ergonomics

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Related to function and how well a products many functions are suited to its use by the human body

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Attributes

Safety

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Relates to the way the product is used and how it performs its function

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Attributes

Cost/value

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There is a balance between the quality of a product and the cost

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Attributes

Aesthetics

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Related to the physical appearance of an object

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Attributes

Environmental, social and economic

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The SEE impact of a product may affect the value to a potential consumer or user

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Attributes

Quality

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Relates to how well and how long the product can satisfy the needs and wants of the user in terms of function and aesthetics

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Value

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Some customers sacrifice quality for a cheaper price if they think they’re getting value.
Others pay full price for high quality and long use

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Quality in a product depends on…

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  • the durability and reliability of a product.
  • the expected life of a product
  • the quality of the components used
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Prioritising product attributes

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User, manufacturer and designer

Priorities change

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Prioritising product attributes

User, manufacturer and designer

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The prioritising of attributes change depending on who you are

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Prioritising product attributes

Priorities change

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The importance of a products attributes, or features may change depending on how old a product is

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Benefits of comparing

Designer

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Get ideas and inspiration off other products and make them better

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Benefits of comparing

Manufacturer

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Look at competitors costs and quality

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Benefits of comparing

User

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Find the cheapest and best product

20
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Expert appraisal

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Qualitative

Trials and destruction testing and certification

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Expert appraisal

Trials and destruction testing

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Manufacturers carry out testing on their products to check that their products reach their quality requirements and Australian and international standards

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Expert appraisal

Certification

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International and Australian standards are used to test and determine whether products perform In the way we expect them too

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Product priorities change

Products that are new

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The user values products that perform and function at a higher level than alternatives, have unique aesthetic features and are innovative

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Product priorities change

Products that have been around for a while

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As a product becomes more established, users expect it to be reliable and function well, have a safe appearance and be of reasonable value

25
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Product priorities change

Older products

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When a product has been on the market for a long time, users expect it to cost less then the alternatives, function reliably and have a more conservative appearance

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How designers prioritise

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It’s the designers role to recognise the different priorities of the consumer and manufacturer, and seek balance to satisfy both

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Criteria questions

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Products are tested and compared with similar products using different methods such as

  • visual checking
  • research
  • questionnaires
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Decision matrix

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A decision making tool that rates options when comparing them for a situation

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Decision matrix set up

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Criteria, importance (weighting), rating, reasons of rating

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Consequences of poor quality

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  • Increase in waste products as products are replaced more frequently.
  • customer frustration and loss of brand loyalty
  • possible danger to users
  • loss of company reputation
  • an increase in cost for the manufacturer if required to replace
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Qualitative

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Information about experiences or stories, from individuals or small groups.
Provides complex data that is hard to classify but provides a detailed picture

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Qualitative examples

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Market research, use trials and testing and expert appraisal

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Quantitative

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Numerical information sourced from a large number of people. Simple data that is easy to classify

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Quantitative examples

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Comparing specifications, sales and returns and user trials and testing

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LCA

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Life cycle assessment

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Life cycle assessment

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The examination of a product from the sourcing and processing of the raw material, through manufacture, distribution, use and disposal

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LCA stages

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Material sourcing and processing, product manufacture, transport, product use, product disposal

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LCA

material sourcing and processing

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Growing and harvesting plant materials and cleaning, spinning and creating fabric

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LCA

Product manufacture

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Making the product

40
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LCA

Transport

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From their source to where they’re processes, distribution centres and retailing locations, where they are disposed

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LCA

Product use

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Use by consumers

42
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LCA

Product disposal

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Can it be recycles or does it contribute to landfill??

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