Unit 8: B4 Production in practice
Topic 8.1: Production systems Questions
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Explain how a guitar-pedal maker could use one-off, batch and mass customization production in developing and selling a new effects pedal.
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State two things that change as the scale of production increases.
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Explain what economies of scale are.
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Describe what a production flow diagram shows.
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Explain three factors that determine which production system a manufacturer chooses.
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State two production systems used to make products.
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Outline how computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) can increase the rate of production of aluminium brackets.
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Which is a disadvantage of an assembly line?
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Outline the scale of production used for a limited run of 50 electric buses for one city.
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A company is choosing a production system for a new range of office chairs. Which factor would LEAST affect the choice?
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For which product would craft production be the most effective system?
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Which is a moral concern about increasing automation in factories?
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State two differences between craft production and automated production.
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Outline how computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) can increase the rate of production of acrylic shop signs.
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A company introduces assembly line production for refrigerators. Explain one advantage of this.
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Which is a benefit of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) for a manufacturer?
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What does CIM add that automation alone does not?
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What is the hidden cost of small batches?
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What does a product's parts count best predict?
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A manufacturer will build eight carriages for a heritage railway. Explain the scale of production it would use.
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