GCSE CADCAM and MANUFACTURE

What is meant by market pull?

• Product Ideas in response to technical development

• Product ideas related to consumersim

• Product Ideas in response to market forces

Which of the following are examples of market pull forces?

• Demand or anticipated demand from consumers

• A competitor launches a new product

• A desire to increase a companies market share

• All of these

Which of the following are advantages of CAD (2) ?

• Designs can be created but they are difficult to edit

• Parts of designs can be easily copied or repeated

• CAD is very inaccurate

• CAD 3D models can be rotated and viewed from any angle

An advantage of CAD is that design teams can be work simultaneously from any location.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following are disadvantages of CAD (2)

• CAD can be very expensive

• Security issues, CAD data can be hacked or corrupted

• CAD is very accurate

• Designs cant be rendered to look photo realistic

CAD stands for Computer And Design

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is JIT and the its advantages of JIT (3) ?

• Manufacturing products as they are needed

• Involves stock piling products

• 'Just in Time' manufacture

• An advantage is that there are no storage costs

The aims of LEAN production are...….which are TRUE (2)

• To prevent any waste due to overproduction

• To ensure that there are high levels of waiting between production stages

• To carry excessive stocks of product parts

• To minimise defects during production

JIT is very reliant on a high quality supply chain?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which is NOT true about CAM?

• More automation and a smaller workforce

• Is less expensive than older manufacturing techniques to set up

• Higher skilled operatives are required

• Means making optimal use of CNC equipment