WorksheetsProduct Analysis
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of these is NOT a reason to carry out product analysis?
Research from analysing existing products can be used to inform your design specification and ideas.
It can help you work out the cost of manufacturing a product, including the materials needed and machinery required.
So you can design a product that looks and works like other existing products that are already available for a customer to buy.
You will learn more about what already exists, which will help you develop products that meet the needs of end users better.
Which of the following is NOT a consideration when analysing a product?
Function, Cost and Target Customer
Ergonomics, Shape, Size and Aesthetics
Materials, Sustainability and Manufacture
Crowdfunding, Virtual Marketing and Virtual Retail
What would you NOT find out from disassembling (taking apart) a product?
Materials and components used to make it
How it functions (works)
How much it cost to make
The processes or techniques that may have been used to make it
When analysing a product's function, what should you do?
Look at its colour
Disassemble it or test it out
Investigate the materials and components used to make it
Consider it's price
Which of these is NOT an aesthetic consideration when analysing a product
Patterned or Plain
Material and Finish
Shape and Form
Colour and Texture
Sustainability and Cost
Ergonomics is about designing products so that their size and proportions fit the user's needs - comfortably. Anthropometric data is used to ensure the products are comfortable to wear/use for most of society.
True
False
Why is it important to consider value for money when analysing a product?
To determine if the product is cheaper or more expensive than similar products and how it performs compared to others.
To find out the brand name of the product.
To know the color of the product packaging.
To check if the product is available in every store.
When analysing a product - consider which of these is NOT a sustainability issue that is harmful to the environment ?
Using the product can emit carbon dioxide, which causes global warming.
Making the product can emit carbon dioxide, which causes global warming.
The product is made from recycled and/or biodegradable materials.
Shipping/delivering the product can emit carbon dioxide, which causes global warming.
Product analysis should include looking at which materials have been used and why those materials were chosen.
True
False
When analysing manufacture, what should you NOT consider?
The aesthetics of the product - e.g. what it looks like
The specific processes and techniques used to make it
The type of production method - e.g. one-off, batch or mass production
If CAD/CAM has been used
Which of these materials are NOT considered more environmentally friendly?
Thermosetting plastics
Sustainably grown biodegradable materials like FSC grown wood and paper, and sustainably grown cotton
Recycled Plastics or Bio Plastics
Recycled metals
Which part of the manufacturing process can reduce harmful impacts on the environment
Waste material produced and not recycled into other products.
Non-renewable energy used to power machines, lighting, heating etc.
Chemicals discharged into waterways, after being used in a process.
Waste materials produced and recycled into other products.
What is one benefit of Fairtrade standards for producers?
Fairtrade standards provide fair terms of trade, better income, and safer working conditions for producers.
Fairtrade standards increase the cost of production for producers.
Fairtrade standards limit the access of producers to international markets.
Fairtrade standards require producers to use only traditional farming methods.
Which of these is NOT a positive social impact in term of manufacturing?
Safe working conditions and good pay
Fairtrade standards
Good quality PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) given to workers
Child labour
