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Glossary for Unit 1
CAD/CAM – computer aided design / manufacture
Market pull – describes consumer demand as the driving force behind new products
Technology push – drives forward current thinking, creating new and exciting developments with new tech
Lean manufacturing – eliminating waste in manufacture saving money and time
Just-in-Time (JIT) – method aimed at reducing times within the production systems as well as response time
Kaizen – a continuous improvement method created by the Japanese which requires the whole workforce
to find any adjustments that can save money and improve efficiency
Inclusive design – design of an environment so that it can be used by as many people as possible
Exclusive design – design f an environment where it is optimised for a specific use with specific needs
Finite resource – resources in which are in limited supply or cannot be reproduced
Non-finite resource – recourses that are in abundant supply and is unlikely to ever be exhausted
Automation – the use of automatic equipment or machinery in the manufacturing or other processes
Advantages Disadvantages
• High accuracy and quality • High investment cost
• High information accuracy – can collect data • Requires skilled maintenance if it breaks down and
• Higher production rate this can slow the production line
• Improved safety for workers • Cause a loss in jobs
• Robots require less workspace so more can be used at • Low degree of flexibility – cannot problem solve
any one time
• More efficient use of materials, resulting in less scrap
• Reduces the number of hours worked by humans
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