Higher Quiz 3

Which of the following is a suitable manufacturing technique for metals?

• Blow moulding

• Die casting

• Rotational Moulding

Which of the following describes the role of a market researcher?

• They oversee all aspects of the product being made to make sure its completed on time, within budget and to the standard the company wants.

• They have a strong knowledge of available manufacturing processes and advise the designer on this area.

• They collect and review the information gathered that makes critical decisions on how the product should be to best suit the customers.

Name one benefit of using JIT production?

• The cost of storage is low or non existant

• They have lots of products in stock to be sent out when needed

• The customer will always get their product on time

At which stages of the design process might you use an exploded view?

• Initial ideas and Plan for manufacture

• Initial ideas and Refined idea

• Plan for manufacture and Refined idea

Which type of model would you use to accurately show only the outside of a design?

• CAD model

• Block model

• Prototype

How can manufacturers reduce their impact on the environment when using wood in their products?

• Use renewable energy in their manufacturing

• Get wood from overseas

• Source their wood from a sustainable forest

What are the 3 key stages of brainstorming?

• Identifying, rephrasing, completing

• Planning, conducting, summarising

• Identifying, maintaining, completing

Why are idea generation techniques are effective?

• They give you possible designs for your product

• They can help you to decide what to design and what people might like about the product

• They can help provide a structure and a start to your design

Manufacturers use a variety of production methods when making products. What does batch production involve?

• Producing identical products in large quantities with each operation being completed for the whole batch of items before the next one is carried out.

• Products being made continuously in a long line with each job being done at different stages down the chain of production by different workers.

• Producing individual products following a customer's specification.

Which of the statements below is the correct description of copyright?

• How a company protects their image and their products as only they can display their product in a specific way

• Used to protect published materials and gives only the author or publisher the right to use their work.

• A unique design or technology that can only be used by 1 company for a set period time and only they can profit off of it.