Unit 8: B4 Production in practice
Topic 8.1: Production systems Questions
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A company makes 4,000 wooden garden benches a year from machined parts. Identify the production system for each stage and justify your choices.
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Analyse how injection moulding has shaped the function and appearance of a plastic kettle body.
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Why is fret levelling on a guitar done by a craftsperson rather than a machine?
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Why does an injection moulded part have tapered sides?
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What does a product's parts count best predict?
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What distinguishes an automated system from a mechanised one?
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Which is a disadvantage of an assembly line?
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What does CIM add that automation alone does not?
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A furniture workshop making 200 chairs a year by craft methods proposes to move to an automated CNC line making 5,000. Evaluate the proposal.
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Which scale of production suits a run of 300 enclosures for a trial?
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Which factor most often decides between injection moulding and machining?
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A factory has CNC routers and no moulding machines. Which factor is this?
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Where should a kettle's leak test be placed in the assembly sequence?
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What do small circular marks on the inside of a moulding indicate?
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What is the hidden cost of small batches?
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A plastic enclosure is needed first as one prototype, then as 300 for a trial, then as 150,000 a year. Explain the technique you would use at each scale.
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A start-up needs 2,000 aluminium brackets a year for an outdoor product. Analyse the factors and recommend a technique.
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A cordless kettle has a moulded body, a stainless element plate, a thermostat, a switch and a moulded lid. Analyse how it was made and how it would be assembled.
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